The successful development of ecological knowledge is contingent upon on an understanding of natural history. Natural history itself is developed through direct observation, and to no small extent, an ecologist's ability to understand the way in which individual organisms see and interact with their environment. In most of the marine realm, however, direct observations are prohibitively difficult, and the tremendous differences between terrestrial and marine habitats make it extremely difficult for the researcher to intuit how marine organisms experience their world. I believe the key to overcoming these limitations comes from an integration of physics and chemistry into the field of marine ecology. These disciplines give us the tools we need to get into the skins of our subjects and see the marine realm through their eyes.

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