Small ocean critters use their poo to help seaweeds have sex

By Reina Veenhof, PhD Candidate in kelp ecology, Southern Cross University
Curtis Champion, Research Scientist, Southern Cross University
Melinda Coleman, Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University and Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Symon Dworjanyn, Professor of Marine Ecology and Aquaculture, Southern Cross University

Finding a good partner in life is a tricky endeavour, so imagine how much more difficult this task becomes when you’re rooted in the ground.

For most land plants, the inability to move means they have to find clever ways of transporting fertile material to suitable mates. In the millions of years it took for land plants to evolve, they developed intricate and unique relationships with animals that have allowed them to successfully colonise almost every landmass on the planet.

Think of flowers luring in pollinators with the sweet scent of nectar, bristly seedpods travelling…

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