Feb 19, 2012

Pulau Semakau (19 Feb 2012)

A surprise even before we left the Pier! An entourage of specially dressed up folks gathered to perform right in front of us as we were waiting for the ferry.
An exciting start to a fruitful and enjoyable monitoring session at Pulau Semakau!

Feb 2, 2012

Seagrass meadows may be oldest and largest organisms on earth

A seagrass species found in the Mediterranean is possibly the oldest and largest organism, reaching up to (15 km) wide and may be more than 100,000 years old.
Posidonia oceanica by M. San Felix from LiveScience.com
Wow! I wonder, how old are our seagrass meadows?!