by Rebecca Lehman | Feb 21, 2015 | Big Science - Little Words
The catch-22 of sea food: ghost nets Sea food tastes great, but it leaves people like Rebecca Lehmann with quite a mess to clean up. Read her article on a ghost net removal below. Check out the Nerds It was an early 7 AM start as we head out to Samran Pinnacle. After...
by Eike | Jan 17, 2015 | News | Conservation
Good day kind reader, It’s been a while since we managed to write anything sensible about things happening on Koh Phangan (we’ve been kind of busy), so thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to take a look at a small project that we’re planning for 2015....
by Eike | Mar 18, 2014 | Big Science - Little Words
In situ simulation of eutrophication and overfishing in a coral reef of Koh Phangan, Thailand – Effects on sediment surface parameters – Soureya Becker (MSc.) ABSTRACT The Gulf of Thailand is a highly under-investigated area that experiences increases in...
by Hektor Schroeder | Feb 27, 2014 | Guest Blog, Sunday musings (ranting)
Why backpackers are destroying the universe, well at least this planet, if they're not careful A guest article by Hektor Schroeder, republished by permission from the Nerd Herd® Check out the Nerds Good morning, Friend, I hope this article finds you well! I’m in...
by Eike | Feb 22, 2014 | Big Science - Little Words
Hauke Schwieder, Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (2011, edited in 2014) In “little” Words A lot of nutrients can be bad for slow growing corals. Their “arch-enemy”, algae, love it and they use it to grow even faster than usual. Like...
