Can any body enlighten me on predation of soldier crabs by red ants?

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Which Institute in India other than CSIR-NPL can help me do done carbon dating of shell samples to study their age?

I would like to understand the age of some submerged shell samples I recently collected. If so what will be the cost of analysis per sample?. The CSIR- NPL have informed that carbon...

09 October 2016 3,626 2 View

Why farming of seaweed Gelidiella acerosa is not becoming so popular as that of Kappaphycus alvarezii?

I would like to know the reason for slow adoption of Gelidiella farming in sea.

11 December 2015 1,301 0 View

Is climate changing?

Are we prepared to adapt

11 December 2014 6,826 0 View

Does any one have a simple and viable method of quantifying microplastics from beach sand as well as from seawater?

I would be happy to get a practical solution for this

11 December 2014 6,055 0 View

Is seagrass Cymodocea serrulata a C3 or C4 plant?

I would like to know the answer

10 November 2014 3,674 5 View

What are the modern approaches to the organization and sustainable management of greenery in urbanized cities?

What are the modern approaches to the organization and sustainable management of greenery in urbanized cities? How can ecological and recreational functions be introduced into the landscape and...

23 July 2024 7,292 4 View

Is it possible to estimate population using animal footprint?

I'm trying to use cassowary footprint to estimate their population since their footprints are distinguishable from other animal on the field. is it really possible to do that? since it's really...

18 July 2024 3,729 7 View

Why is this tissue slice different?

This is a slice of intestinal tissue from the Chinese mitten crab (intestine in the upper right corner). I injected WSSV into this horseshoe crab. Now I want to know what these red spots next to...

18 July 2024 5,602 0 View

Interpreting ATR-FTIR Spectra for Microplastics Research?

Hello everyone, I am currently pursuing a PhD in Environmental Engineering with a focus on microplastic studies. My background is in Civil Engineering, and I am relatively new to working with...

18 July 2024 7,258 3 View

Any homemade protocol to extract genomic DNA from leaf litter?

We are trying to extract DNA from ant nests to amplify the 16S gene, but apparently, the extraction allows the passage of PCR inhibitors. Thank you for your comments

15 July 2024 9,314 2 View

What is this animal ?

In saw this creature during a cable laying operation at 20km off the coast of Timor Leste on the timor sea at a depth of 1200 m.

14 July 2024 4,715 1 View

How is the preparation to obtain secondary metabolic extracts?

Hi everyone! I am working with bacteria and fungal collected from marine sediments. I would to know the methodology since the preparation of biomass until the extraction and stored of secondary...

03 July 2024 6,177 3 View

Interested in a Marine Plankton identification and discussion group ?

I have a number of unidentified microplankton organisms from nets or other marine collection efforts and would like to create a group (or join) where people can share their expertise and ask one...

30 June 2024 3,421 4 View

Using Kruskal-Wallis-Test when analyzing abundance and diversity indices?

I'm analyzing abundances from various ecological surveys. So data was collected across multiple independent years from three sites within each year. The years fall under two temperature...

26 June 2024 2,798 2 View

What are these aggregates in activated sludge flocs?

I've been working with activated sludge samples and have encountered a challenge in identifying certain structures/organisms that appear abundantly within the flocs during optical microscopy...

23 June 2024 9,584 1 View