Science Diary – 19 May 2006

Focus for today: Reef Creatures. Target key stage: Key Stage 4: National Science Curriculum, Dual Award, Sc2, 4a: variation arises from genetic causes, environmental causes and a combination of both. Key information: The sea not only occupies approximately two thirds …

24 May 2006: Fact of the Day – Executive Director Phil Renaud

Executive Director Phil Renaud: “Over six long months of persistent effort was required to plan this Farasan Islands Marine Protected Area research project. I always say that ‘there are a lot of moving parts’ to these expeditions. However, when the …

Science Diary – 23 May 2006

Focus for today: Breeding Gulls in the Farasan Islands. Target key stage: Key Stage 4: National Science Curriculum, Dual Award, Sc2, 5a: the distribution and relative abundance of organisms in habitats can be explained using ideas of interdependence, adaptation, competition …

Science Diary – 22 May 2006

Focus for today: Phases of daily life for coral reef fishes. Target key stage: Key Stage 4: National Science Curriculum, Dual Award, Sc2, 5a: the distribution and relative abundance of organisms in habitats can be explained using ideas of interdependence, …

Fish Phases: A Day in the Life of a Reef Fish

About Coral Reef Fish Phases A dive on a coral reef during the day presents a scene of a kaleidoscope of activity by reef fish of many different species, sizes, colors and behaviors, all seeming to be moving everywhere at …

Science Diary – 21 May 2006

Focus for today: Symbiosis on the reef. Target key stage: Key Stage 4: National Science Curriculum, Dual Award, Sc2, 5a: the distribution and relative abundance of organisms in habitats can be explained using ideas of interdependence, adaptation, competition and predation. …

Symbiosis: Living Together – Science Diary

This underwater video of Symbiosis on a Coral Reef was taken during Living Oceans Foundation Farasan Islands Expedition filming of coral ecology videos. About Symbiosis The word symbiosis comes from the Greeks, meaning ‘together’ and ‘life’, so literally it means: …

Science Diary – 20 May 2006

Focus for today: Marine Pollution. Target key stage: Key Stage 4: National Science Curriculum, Dual Award, Sc2, 5b; the impact of humans on the environment depends on social and economic factors, including population size, industrial processes and levels of consumption …