In 2012, environmental systems graduate student Lauren Schiebelhut was collecting DNA from ochre sea stars living along the Northern California coast—part of an effort to study genetic diversity in various marine species that serve as indicators of habitat health. She had no idea that just one year later, most of the sea stars would be […]
Tag Archives: ecosystem
A hunt for the invasive dark unicorn snail shows UCI students how climate change is altering Crystal Cove tide pools
February 23rd, 2018
Much of climate change research is focused on the big problems. Models forecast how quickly polar ice caps are melting in the Arctic and whether rising sea levels might drown entire islands in the South Pacific.
Where research meets protection
March 9th, 2015
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Here is an article on our project aboard the Research Vessel Sea Watch from Sharkboat.org http://www.planetexperts.com/captain-chris-wade-fighting-back-poachers-illegal-fishing/
The putative impacts of the non‐native seaweed Sargassum muticum on native communities in tidepools of Southern California and investigation into the feasibility of local eradication
December 14th, 2014
Smith, J.R. 2016. Marine Ecology. 37:645-667.
Perspectives from the OPC-SAT — Part I: Gone with the Wind? What climate-driven changes in wind intensity mean for California’s Ocean Health
September 2nd, 2014
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Perspectives from the OPC-SAT blog series is dedicated to giving a voice to Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team (OPC-SAT) members to share their reflections on bridging the science policy boundary. The OPC-SAT is composed of 25 interdiscplinary scientists. The difference in atmospheric pressure between the […]