Max Baraitser Smith’s investigation into Ecosystem Living through analysis and extrapolation of principles from a ubiquitous organism found in the Aveiro region.

9 LESSONS FROM MUSSELS ON ECOSYSTEM LIVING

1. Live together with multiple generations and multiple species

2. No need to move, just stay put

3. Get tangled up

4. Create something bigger than yourself

5. Ecosystem living doesn’t have to be pretty

6. Incorporate whatever floats past

7. Interspecies interactions are not always mutual

8. Create an environment where you are comfortable and safe

9. Incorporate technologies

Presentation + concept by Max Baraitser Smith

Informative input on marine ecosystems by Ana Rodrigues - Teacher in the Biology Department in the University of Aveiro