by Stratos It has become a phenomenon of increasing frequency in the reefing hobby today to have “too clean” of a tank. Zero nitrates, and sometimes even zero phosphates are found behind more and more tank issues. Either can be quite problematic for the tank. With the ever popular “ULNS” systems and all methods of carbon […]
Personal immunity versus social immunity S.C. Cotter, R.M. Kilner Behavioral Ecology (2010) 21 (4): 663-668. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arq070 Published:04 June 2010 This is an excellent primer on immunity that also touches on the novel (but not rare) concept of social immunity. Many organisms defend their fitness against attack from parasites and pathogens by mounting an immune response. Most […]
Limited phosphorus availability is the Achilles heel of tropical reef corals in a warming ocean. doi:10.1038/srep31768 Ezzat, L. et al. Limited phosphorus availability is the Achilles heel of tropical reef corals in a warming ocean. Sci. Rep. 6, 31768; doi: 10.1038/srep31768 (2016). Creative Commons Licensed. This is one of the best articles I’ve posted!!! Some selected quotes…. Furthermore, […]
Evidence for the Existence of Three Primary Strategies in Plants and Its Relevance to Ecological and Evolutionary Theory Grime, J. P. “Evidence for the Existence of Three Primary Strategies in Plants and Its Relevance to Ecological and Evolutionary Theory.” The American Naturalist, vol. 111, no. 982, 1977, pp. 1169–1194. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2460262. Full article (PDF): http://www.geobotany.org/teaching/biol474/journals/grime1977amnat_v111p1169-150.pdf The external factors […]
