Today’s presentations were very engaging. We talked about parrotfish and how they feed on coral, specifically porites. The article wasn’t trying to prove anything other than the fact that this type of fish was feeding on these corals. The next reading was over the invasive species lionfish and the application of grouper to their environment. I found this article very interesting. The grouper was sent in to neutralize the number of lion fish that were disrupting the environment and overpopulating. the groups today did a very good job. We did a group activity where we tried to come up with a way to introduce a species of coral to the environment. We only had one polyp of the coral species. Each group had to come up with the most efficient way to make the species grow and survive in the marine environment. I found this group activity very engaging and fun. I can’t wait to do more dissections tomorrow. It was very good day of class.
