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Artificial structures, such as seawalls, breakwaters, and bulkheads, are far less structurally complex than natural marine environments. They form homogenous seascapes in which there are few places for marine organisms … Continue readingComplexity
Green seas in the city If you’re a barnacle, clam, mussel, or any other filter feeder in a temperate coastal city, you’re likely to be highly attuned to the changing … Continue readingFuel
A quick tribute to a common urban marine organism that’s beauty is often overlooked: the Moon Jelly, Aurelia spp. Here’s Aurelia aurelia from an urban seascape in Seattle: Jellyfish seem to … Continue readingAurelia
In his recent book, Blue Urbanism, Timothy Beatley at the University of Virginia School of Architecture pushes us to reconsider our relationship with the marine environment as we develop and re-envision coastal … Continue readingBlueUrbanism