Sara Melo-Merino
@sara-melo.bsky.social
Marine ecologist 🪸
Coral reefs | Macroecology | Biogeography | Conservation | Functional ecology | Climate change
Coral reefs | Macroecology | Biogeography | Conservation | Functional ecology | Climate change
Can Caribbean corals recover naturally after the devastating effects of SCTLD? Come find out! 🪸
👶🪸 Can Caribbean corals recover naturally after the devastating effects of SCTLD? - Our new study in @commsearth.nature.com reveals that corals in their early life stages—either survived the outbreak or recruited afterwards—offering a positive sign of resilience at regional scales rdcu.be/eUJBc
December 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Can Caribbean corals recover naturally after the devastating effects of SCTLD? Come find out! 🪸
Reposted by Sara Melo-Merino
New study in @nature.com: we focus on the diversity that's missing - “dark diversity.” Human impact means only 1 in 5 species persist in disturbed areas versus 1 in 3 in pristine ones. My summary of the project & its implications: the3dlab.org/2025/04/03/g...
Global impoverishment of natural vegetation revealed by ‘dark diversity’
Back in 2019, we ventured into the field with a rather unusual mission: to search for the biodiversity that wasn’t there. At first glance, this might seem counterintuitive – after all, we’re …
the3dlab.org
April 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New study in @nature.com: we focus on the diversity that's missing - “dark diversity.” Human impact means only 1 in 5 species persist in disturbed areas versus 1 in 3 in pristine ones. My summary of the project & its implications: the3dlab.org/2025/04/03/g...
Parrot fish support healthy coral reefs, but that’s not the whole story 🪸
Parrotfish support healthy coral reefs, but they’re not a cure-all, and sometimes cause harm
Parrotfish support healthy coral reefs, but they’re not a cure-all, and sometimes cause harm
A widely held view in ocean conservation asserts that parrotfish are key to healthy coral reefs. But evidence suggests that the relationship is more complicated.
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Parrot fish support healthy coral reefs, but that’s not the whole story 🪸