[BlueTrend Mini Classroom] Sea Lettuce Edition｜Marine Habitat & Life Micro-Education Series Part 1 ft. Ocean Conservation Administration, Keelung City Government

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As winter gives way to early spring and the chill begins to fade, the rocky reef shores of northern Taiwan are frequently blanketed by rapidly growing sea lettuce (Ulva spp.), painting entire intertidal zones a vivid shade of green. Most sea lettuce thalli appear as thin, sheet-like blades, but as the weather grows warmer, an increasing number of more slender-bodied filamentous green algae (Enteromorpha spp.) begin to appear among the green algal beds. Come the height of summer, these green algae gradually die back. And within this seasonally fleeting greenery, a host of herbivorous creatures that love to graze on algae often lie hidden — let's get to know them together through this marine habitat and micro-education video!

00:36 Habitat Introduction
01:10 Spotted Sea Hare
03:28 Algae Amphipod
03:56 Bursatella leachii (nudibranch)
04:29 Unidentified Horn Crab
05:30 Things to Keep in Mind When Observing the Intertidal Zone

What Is the Marine Habitat & Life Micro-Education Series

BlueTrend Marine Habitat & Life Micro-Education Series
Co-produced with the Ocean Affairs Council — Ocean Conservation Administration and the Keelung City Government
Aimed at helping everyone rediscover the ocean and its creatures in a relaxed and accessible way

Content includes

1. Introduction to the Wanghaixiang Chaoching Bay Environment
2. Ocean Citizen Scientists
3. Sea Lettuce Edition
4. Tide Pool Edition
5. Under the Rock Edition
6. Crustose Coralline Algae Edition
7. Soft Coral Edition
8. Tree Hydroid Edition
9. Crown sea urchin Edition
10. Sandy Bottom Edition

Spotted Sea Hare

Spotted Sea Hare Egg Mass

Algae Amphipod

Bursatella leachii (Nudibranch)

Horn Crab

Further Reading & Links:

1. Ocean Affairs Council — Ocean Conservation Administration
2. Keelung City Government
3. iOcean Marine Conservation Network
4. BlueTrend Marine Science Video Channel