Diving into the world of coral reefs and algae, from the Indo-Pacific to the Mediterranean ft. Dr. Aziz J Mulla

In this episode, you’ll hear from marine biologist, Dr. Aziz J Mulla. Aziz is currently a postdoc at the Université Côte d'Azur in Nice, France. Previously, he has also worked in Taiwan for around 8 years, especially on coral reef ecology. Aziz has worked at National Taiwan University and Academia Sinica. In this episode, Aziz shares with us what led him to becoming a marine biologist, his work on coral reef ecology, and fascinating stories of scientific diving. What is it like diving into a pitch dark ocean?  We also dived into a manuscript published in by Aziz along with 5 other researchers, Denis, Lin, Fong, Shiu, and Nozawa in 2024 in the Ecological Society of America titled “Natural coral recovery despite negative population growth.” The image from the research was also selected as the cover image of the journal. Guess who took that photo? Towards the end, Aziz also shares with us his current research on algae and invasive species in the Mediterranean. Let’s dive in with Dr. Aziz J Mulla. Feel free to head to @sharonlin_human on Instagram for video highlights of this interview. (This episode was recorded in December, 2024.) - Follow Aziz’s work: Instagram: @aseas_mulla Instagram: @niceseaforests  Bluesky: azizjmulla.bsky.social  Link to the article "Natural coral recovery despite negative population growth" https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.4368 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm2ebvejd0gjh01srcqsb2so3/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting