but not purple urchin. After hungry purple urchins mow down kelp forest, they lay dormant on the sea bed in a starved condition, with little value for divers. In the last year, Owen and other ...

Julieta Gomez a kelp restoration specialist holds a sea urchin at The UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute’s Bodega Marine Laboratory on Wednesday, Oct 9, 2024 in Bodega Bay ...

The ocean along the Mendocino Coast is not only beautiful, it's also home to some fascinating creatures. Take the sunflower ...

The sea urchin-kelp dynamic has been well-studied, but this is the first study that looks beyond that relationship to the impacts on zooplankton that inhabit the kelp forest and their predators ...

To save kelp forests, scientists try breeding sea ... Urchins to Help Corals Resist Algae Invasion Watch a Colorful Sea Urchin Hitch a Ride on a Crab Watch a Colorful Sea Urchin Hitch a Ride ...

In 2019, researchers found a forest of bull kelp growing on a deep reef that had been a sea urchin barren the previous year. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

Warming sea water has triggered an explosion in the population of purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) which devour kelp at an alarming ... is to identify an urchin using machine ...