Procedure

Hello, fellow scientists,
We all know that this time is very busy, but it will be even more in the next weeks so we have to start thinking of the procedure of our investigation. I guess that the best way to do the research and carry out the experiments is dividing the work and posting our results on the blog so we all can gather the information and shape it coherently. I have been doing some research about the Nereocystis (the bull kelps) and I've found fascinating things. As Mr. Marine said we can approach the investigation from different perspectives. The research question, though, should be broad enough so we can involve the four sciences. We could focus on the benefits of the Nereocystis for the marine environment here: we would see the bull kelps as a source of energy and biomass and as a shelter and source of food for some fish. We would have to investigate the gases that there are in the bulbs (specially carbon monoxide), which is related to physics because that determines the buoyancy, and the forces of the bull kelp which drags other pieces of the substrate to the shore.
I was researching on racerocks.com and there is quite a few of information that we can use: http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/eco/taxalab/bio2002/nereocystisl/2006deckelp/nereonshore.htm
I think in the next days we should propose a clear procedure and divide the work so we can start our research and gather the information putting the pieces together.

Cheers,

Horacio