Encyclopedia8 min read
Black-Eyed Goby: Two Inches of Nerve Over the Kelp Floor
The blackeye goby's hovering economy: how a 10 cm fish harvests plankton over reef edges, feeds the food web, and tells surveyors what a reef is doing.
Tom Okafor ·
#reef-ecology
5 articles
Science12 min read
Reading Rocky Shores: The Geomorphology Beneath Every Kelp Forest
Shore platforms, reef relief and rock type decide where kelp can grow. How coastal geomorphology shapes forests — and why restoration starts with reading rock.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Encyclopedia10 min read
Coralline Algae: The Pink Concrete That Builds Reefs
Coralline algae are calcified red algae that paint reefs pink, cement them together and decide where young shellfish settle. Forms, ecology and climate risks.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
Encyclopedia10 min read
Crustose Coralline Algae: The Pink Cement That Recruits Kelp Forests
Crustose coralline algae look like pink paint on reef rock, but they are the settlement cue abalone and urchins need. CCA biology and why restoration depends on it.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Encyclopedia9 min read
Turf Algae: The Fuzzy Competitors That Follow the Forest's Fall
Turf-forming algae are the low, weedy mats that move in when kelp forests fall — and can hold a reef in place. A group profile of the kelp forest's most stubborn rival.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·