They look like smears of pink bubblegum on the rocks off British Columbia's coast, indistinguishable from one another.
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2019
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Sea otters have low genetic diversity, which could endanger their health as a species, a UCLA-led team of life scientists has discovered. The findings have implications for the conservation of rare and endangered species, ...
Ecology
Jun 18, 2019
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Charlie, the oldest southern sea otter held by any zoo or aquarium, has died in California.
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2019
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As the prospect of catastrophic effects from climate change becomes increasingly likely, a search is on for innovative ways to reduce the risks. One potentially powerful and low-cost strategy is to recognize and protect natural ...
Environment
Apr 17, 2019
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An international team of researchers has analyzed the use by sea otters of large, shoreline rocks as "anvils" to break open shells, as well as the resulting shell middens. The researchers used ecological and archaeological ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2019
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California sheephead and spiny lobsters may be helping control sea urchin populations in Southern California kelp forests, where sea otters—a top urchin predator—have long been missing, according to a new San Diego State ...
Ecology
Mar 14, 2019
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Large, predatory sharks occupy the top of ocean food chains, where they play important roles in maintaining diverse and healthy ecosystems. The loss of these predators can therefore have significant impacts on ecosystems.
Plants & Animals
Feb 4, 2019
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When dinner is encased in a robust shell, brute force is often the only solution, but ingenious sea otters (Enhydra lutris) have been more ingenious. Some pound clams and snails on a rock balanced on their chests, while others ...
Ecology
Sep 17, 2018
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A study by Simon Fraser University resource and environmental management researcher Jenn Burt reveals that sunflower sea stars play a critical role in the resilience of B.C.'s kelp forests, which are among the most productive ...
Ecology
Aug 13, 2018
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While threatened southern sea otters bob and sun in the gentle waves of this central California estuary, wildlife experts up and down the West Coast are struggling to figure out how to restore the crucial coastal predator ...
Ecology
May 17, 2018
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