Rubble islands are dynamic sedimentary features present on reef platforms that evolve under a variety of morphodynamic processes and controlling mechanisms. They provide valuable inhabitable land for small island nations, critical habitat numerous species, threatened by climate change. Aiming to investigate the mechanisms dictating evolution One Tree Island (OTI), rubble in Southern Great Barri...

A long-standing goal of biology is to map the behavior of all cells during vertebrate embryogenesis. We developed digital scanned laser light sheet fluorescence microscopy and recorded nuclei localization and movement in entire wild-type and mutant zebrafish embryos over the first 24 hours of development. Multiview in vivo imaging at 1.5 billion voxels per minute provides “digital embryos,” tha...

Biologically active, fine-grained sediment forms abundant sedimentary deposits on Earth's surface, and mixed mud-sand dominates many coasts, deltas, and estuaries. Our predictions of sediment transport and bed roughness in these environments presently rely on empirically based bed form predictors that are based exclusively on biologically inactive cohesionless silt, sand, and gravel. This appro...

Bio-hydro-morphodynamic simulation is an essential tool for analyzing fluvial processes under the influence of riparian vegetation, and has developed over past decade. However, most bio-hydro-morphodynamic models have neglected flexibility vegetation. The flow-induced deformation flexible vegetation changes resistance to water flow. Therefore, affects flow surrounding patches, alters bed shear ...