A glimpse of marine biodiversity in Sumba

I never targeted Sumba as a must destination in 2017. Luckily,  it happened :). Welcome to one of the Lesser Sumba Islands. Some marine organisms in Sumba. Halimeda sp, well known as green macroalgae, are important producers of calcium carbonate (CaCo3) (Adey et al., 2007). Enochs et al., (2015) reported the increase of carbon-dioxide that Read more about A glimpse of marine biodiversity in Sumba[…]

Mudskipper, Mangrove detective

  Detective, a person who investigates and solves crimes. If Sherlock Holmes is known as a great detective which has strong character by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, so does mudskipper. Mudskipper, an intertidal species by using mangroves ecosystem as their home range. Found in brackish mud flats in mangrove and can stay out of the water for Read more about Mudskipper, Mangrove detective[…]

Catatan harian thesis #6

  Jumat, 16 September 2016. Hari ini kami ingin mencoba strategi yang telah kami diskusikan semalam agar kerja kami menjadi lebih efektif dan efisien yakni kami akan menggelar rollmeter dan memberikan pancang (bambu) sebagai tandanya agar pada siang harinya kami tinggal datang ke lokasi tersebut dan melakukan pengambilan data atau sampling secara langsung (tidak harus menggelar transek Read more about Catatan harian thesis #6[…]

Nature may be able to repair themselves

“Nature may be able to repair themselves.” One sentence that reminds me to my lecturer (during my bachelor). At that time, I learn about how to conserve nature, marine biodiversity in particular. Theoretically, there are plenty methods to conserve marine biodiversity from small to large scale, from genetic diversity, species, community, ecosystem and so forth. Read more about Nature may be able to repair themselves[…]