Urchin barren video
Last fall, I posted photos from an urchin barren at Elliott Bay Marina. It’s taken me forever to compile video from the same dive, but here it is in all its glory … Continue readingUrchin barren video
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Last fall, I posted photos from an urchin barren at Elliott Bay Marina. It’s taken me forever to compile video from the same dive, but here it is in all its glory … Continue readingUrchin barren video
In my recent visits to the breakwater at Elliott Bay Marina in Seattle, its become apparent that the site is officially an urchin barren. Urchin barrens are a well documented phenomenon in … Continue readingUrchin Barren at Elliott Bay Marina
Sea urchins may not seem like they’re destined for great things in life, but the marine environment would really by quite different without them. These prickly creatures, which are related … Continue readingUrchins destined for great things
The results are in. After several months of tethering urchins and measuring their feeding rates, it seems that we can now conclusively say that tethered urchins go on hunger strike. … Continue readingUrchins on hunger strike
Unfortunately, the urchin corrals (see previous post) proved unsuccessful. After numerous adjustments to the design, escapees continued to find their way to freedom. By the end, the only prototypes that … Continue readingUrchins on leashes
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about this article from Bob Steneck and colleagues: Ecosystem Flips, Locks, and Feedbacks: the Lasting Effects of Fisheries on Maine’s Kelp Forest Ecosystem. In … Continue readingUrchins and crabs vying for dominance
Last week, I told you about experiments I would be starting at MaST aquarium in Des Moines, WA. I’m happy to report that the urchin tanks (aka kiddie pools) are … Continue readingUrchins tanks are ready
This week in the lab!.. Setting up kiddie pools on the dock at MaST aquarium. Why you say? I’m preparing for an experiment with urchins! Urchins have a very patchy distribution … Continue readingHerding urchins