How do you 'grow' an endangered starfish? Scientists are finding out
California's offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check.
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How Do You Stop an Overpopulated Species? Try Eating It.
According to a recent count by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, there’s been ... Sea urchins eat kelp, and the explosion in their population greatly diminished kelp forests, which provide ...
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UCSC researchers dive into new conservation approach to protect and expand remaining kelp forests
More than 90% of kelp forests have disappeared in Northern California after a devastating underwater heat wave struck the coast. Now, researchers at UC Santa Cruz are trying to save what was left ...
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Only a third of Oregon’s kelp forests remain
Oregon State University A report from the Oregon Kelp Alliance found that nearly two-thirds of the state’s kelp forests have died out over the last decade. A multitude of factors appear to be ...
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Scientists learn how to ‘grow’ endangered starfish
Experiments are underway to “seed” kelp forests and hand-remove thousands of urchins from ... The disease remains a top ...
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Lending a kelping hand: Tasmanian marine industries unite to restore decimated underwater forests
Scientists on a mission to resurrect Tasmania’s famous giant kelp forests are banking on a coalition of coastal industries and communities to help win an ecological battle for the ages.
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How do you ‘grow’ an endangered starfish? Bay Area scientists are finding out
Experiments are underway to “seed” kelp forests and hand-remove thousands ... top concern for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, said Ian Kelmartin, an environmental scientist ...
How do you ‘grow’ an endangered starfish? Bay Area scientists are finding out
A mysterious disease nearly wiped out sunflower stars in 2013. But sunflower stars may once again dot the seabed, thanks to ...