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Sea otters benefit from prey boom triggered by loss of ochre sea stars
New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one ...
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When sea stars fall, sea otters rise: Sea otters benefit from prey boom triggered by loss of ochre sea stars
In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange ...
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Sea Otters Use Kelp as Anchors While Sleeping
Sea otters are keystone species in kelp forests. Kelp forests rely on the top-down pressure sea otters exert via predation on ...
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When sea stars fall, sea otters rise: Monterey Bay Aquarium research reveals sea otters benefit from prey boom triggered by loss of ochre sea stars
In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the ...
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Sea Otters Thrive as Ochre Sea Stars Decline in Bay
New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one ...
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What Free Diving in a Kelp Forest Taught Me About an Overlooked but Incredibly Valuable Ecosystem
A photographer shares the epiphanies she has had while chronicling underwater jungles off the California coast ...
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Cuckoo for kuchen: This German cake proves an easy, adaptable dessert
Whenever I suffer an emotional blow, I have a coded phrase that my husband and daughter both understand. I say, “The urchin ...