Science
Nooks, crannies and critters – EurekAlert
A team of ecologists and engineers have developed a relatively simple way to standardize how habitat complexity is measured. This new approach allows for insights into how structural changes to land and seascapes will alter ecosystems.
IMAGE: A diver swimming with camera gear over the reef to measure three-dimensional complexity at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Credit: Damaris Torres-Pulliza
Places with lots of nooks and crannies contain lots of living things–that old brick-pile in the backyard has far more critters than the concrete driveway. This general rule is the same in natural habitats, from the abyssal trenches to the tops of mountains, from coral reefs to the tundra. These habitat…
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