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Algae presses are a cool and creative way to document macroalgal specimens you encounter in the field (and they make great gifts too!). These specimens came from a dive site … Continue readingRed macroalgae artwork… and some science
Louise Firth and colleagues recently published this article in Environmental Science Processes & Impacts: Climate change and adaptational impacts in coastal systems: the case of sea defences. It provides a … Continue readingClimate change and the proliferation of shoreline armoring
Just back from a whirlwind trip to Friday Harbor Labs. There, with the help of an expert, I was able to begin building my library of the species that live … Continue readingBuilding a macrofauna library
On Aug 3, I told you about the dives we’d done to collect soft sediments. Since then I’ve spent many an hour in the lab processing the samples we collected. … Continue readingSoft sediments – they’re alive!!!
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
You can find subtidal riprap all over the place in urban marine ecosystems. It’s often like a patchy network of little islands in a sea of soft sediment. On each … Continue readingDoes algae and shell hash from riprap make it into neighboring sediments?
It’s official – A state commission voted yesterday to prohibit hunting of giant Pacific octopus at 7 popular dive areas around Puget Sound. This marks the end of a long … Continue readingOctopus protection in Puget Sound
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
It’s a bit old at this point, but I recently came across this article in Conservation Magazine on “How to Build a Living Seawall”. It gives a good summary of … Continue readingLiving Seawalls for the Intertidal
Over the last decade, a growing faction of scientists in the world of ecology and conservation biology has pushed the idea that most ecosystems on Earth are now comprised of … Continue readingUrban Marine Environments as Coupled Human and Natural Systems