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Kelp- The Ocean’s Green Answer to Plastic and Climate Woes
Read more: Kelp- The Ocean’s Green Answer to Plastic and Climate WoesI still remember the first time I swam through a kelp forest. I was 21, free-diving off the coast of British Columbia. As I descended into the cool Pacific, the sunlight fragmented through towering golden-brown fronds, revealing an underwater cathedral swaying gently in the current. Fish darted through the foliage, sea stars clung to rocks…
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Deep dive into Ocean and Mind
Read more: Deep dive into Ocean and Mind“When I’m diving, I am unconditionally in the here and now.” I am surrounded by the buzz of a vegan café in Graz, but it is Alex, sitting across from me, who has my full attention. From the moment she walked in, my perception shifted; she entered the room like she was supposed to be there,…
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Cetacean Research and Marine Conservation
Read more: Cetacean Research and Marine ConservationElena is an Austrian biologist with a Master of Science in Marine Conservation from the University of Oviedo, Spain. Her research centers on marine mammals, particularly innovative, non-invasive methods for studying free-ranging odontocetes. She’s been involved in amazing work collecting blow samples from short-finned pilot whales and participating in tagging campaigns for elusive beaked whales…
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From Riverbed to Research: Austria’s Mysterious Miniature Crustaceans
Read more: From Riverbed to Research: Austria’s Mysterious Miniature CrustaceansAn interview with Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. nat. techn. Kristina Sefc from the University of Graz. “Searching for the cryptic species of freshwater shrimp feels like a sport.” The water rushed over my boots as I carefully held the net against the current, stirring up the sediment. When I lifted the net and saw the swarming…
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Hidden Life in Gravel Beaches
Read more: Hidden Life in Gravel BeachesDid you know about the wonderful life in gravel beaches? Dr. Maximilian Wagner recently finished his joint PhD degree at the University of Graz and Antwerp and is currently working as a PostDoc at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Rijeka. His research mainly focuses on the evolution and ecology of intertidal…
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Evolution and Ecology of Life in Mediterranean Gravel Beaches
Read more: Evolution and Ecology of Life in Mediterranean Gravel BeachesDr. Maximilian Wagner recently finished his joint PhD degree at the University of Graz and Antwerp and is currently working as a PostDoc at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Rijeka. His research mainly focuses on the evolution and ecology of intertidal organisms, especially in Mediterranean gravel beach environments. In his PhD…
