With gastropods covered, let's move to our next class within phylum Mollusca, the bivalves. These include clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, and shipworms. What are these organisms all about? What can we say about bivalve aquaculture?...

Brit looks back on our third month on Nature League, when we explored the theme of invertebrates.

The video explores the effects of ocean acidification on our planet, with a focus on the impact it has on shellfish and the food chain. It offers solutions and highlights the work of Earth Echo International and scientists in the Pacific...

In this De-Natured segment of Nature League, Brit breaks down a recent scientific journal article about the impact of invertebrate motion on the mixing of water columns. Article citation: Isabel A. Houghton, Jeffrey R. Koseff, Stephen G....

Engineers investigating impact of krill swarms on ocean mixing, and possibly global climate



Scientists have long chalked up ocean mixing of salt, heat, nutrients and gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, to wind...

These videos compliment the variety of water quality programs that occur in Acadia National Park. For teachers looking for good background information on water quality or those looking to attend the Floating Classroom field trip, this...

Follow an entire orbit of the ICESat-2 mission as it measures the elevation of oceans, sea ice, mountains, and islands around the Earth. This video shows the same orbit (ground reference track 1352) on...

Scientists traveled to a town near the top of the world to study a creature at the bottom of the marine food chain--microscopic sea ice algae. Welcome to Barrow, Alaska, where a team of marine ecologists gears up to hit the sea...

It describes the mechanism of ascent of sap by the theories of root pressure and transpirational pull. It explains the cohesion-tension-transpiration pull model of water transport.

It's finally time to start diving into individual animal phyla! First up is Porifera. This includes all the sponges. These are funky looking organisms, almost none of which exhibit any kind of symmetry, nor do they possess any tissues or...

Regenerating Marine Ecosystems part 1 of 2:

The video explores how agricultural runoff in the Florida Everglades is affecting downstream coral reefs and marine life. It highlights the importance of restoring the natural Everglades...