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Each post tells the story of one species or group of organisms and explains how their existence provides service/services to humanity.… Read More »Start here
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Salps
Well at least this name is easy to spell and not hard to say, but what on earth is it?… Read More »Salps
Yeast
Why stick yeast with such an outrageously unpronounceable name as Saccharomyces cerevisiae? What is it with biologists that they have… Read More »Yeast
Deep seas 2
The deep sea case study overflowed. As hinted at in Deep Seas 1, there are special ecosystems in the sea… Read More »Deep seas 2
Seagrass
The term sea lilies is usually associated with echinoderm animals (or not depending on your interests). This is rather strange… Read More »Seagrass
Salt Marshes
Whenever I hear the word marsh, I think of a flat, dead landscape shrouded in thick, damp, dismal fog, peopled… Read More »Salt Marshes
Sphagnum peatland
Sphagnum – not the easiest name to spell or say. It probably doesn’t make it any more enticing if I… Read More »Sphagnum peatland
Freshwater mussels
Yes, that is a mussel pictured above. Read on to find out what sort it is and what it does… Read More »Freshwater mussels
Dung beetles
How could anyone like an animal with the word "dung" in its name? How could a dung beetle be of… Read More »Dung beetles