From SAT Press Releases: Bats include the fishing bat, vampire bats and many fig-eating species How long does it take a community of mammals to recover after a wave of species loss? Bats in the Caribbean Islands may hold new answers, biologists report in a paper published this week in the journal Nature Ecology & […]
Caribbean bat species need 8 million years to recover from recent extinction waves
February 26, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Cayman Islands Marine Institute is expanding
August 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
From Caribbean Journal A major Caribbean marine institute is expanding One of the Caribbean’s leading marine research centers is expanding. The United States’ The National Science Foundation has provided a facilities grant to the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s research center in Little Cayman. The funding is expected to improve operations capacity and the overall outputs […]
Healthy coral reefs need predatory fish
February 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
From infozine Scientists had already demonstrated that overfishing removes angelfish and parrotfish that feed on sponges growing on coral reefs–sponges that sometimes smother the reefs. That research was conducted off Key Largo, FL. Washington DC – infoZine – Now, new research by the same team of ecologists suggests that removing these predators by overfishing alters […]
