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Sea otter voyeurs! a window on a Monterey Bay coastal research preserve
Otter-cam peers into protected Elkhorn Slough.
Read MoreGreat Lakes Worm Watch
By Liza Lester, ESA communications officer. RYAN Hueffmeier wants to talk to you about the humble earthworm. Trusty fish bait, friend to schoolchildren, gardeners and composters, the earthworm is no friend to the hardwood forests of the Great Lakes. It is a European invader, and its decomposition services, well known to gardeners, are not helpful to the forest ecosystems that…
Read MoreWaves mightier than sun, otter or urchin: storm disturbance shapes California kelp forests
This post contributed by Liza Lester, ESA communications officer. As winter storms pick up along the California coast, a harvest of giant kelp comes ashore with the tides, torn from seafloor anchorages by the rough action of waves. Waves are the most powerful force shaping the kelp forest, superseding the influence of temperature, nutrients, and hungry animals, say University of…
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