Profound ecological changes are occurring on coral reefs throughout the tropics [1-3], with marked coral cover losses and concomitant algal increases, particularly in the Caribbean region [4]. Historical declines in the abundance of large Caribbean re . . .

A prototype of a multiway fibre bundle connector for astronomical applications is described. The connector provides for connection and disconnection in the fiber trains that feed an astronomical spectrograph. It also provides the more important functi . . .