The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...

Both research areas were mostly "urchin barrens"—sites where sea urchins had overgrazed in the absence ... that comes with reintroducing a keystone species: otters eat urchins, so kelp can regrow. But ...

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

New IMAS research has determined that overfishing – and eating – of one particular pest is helping to protect delicate marine ...

"Well before 'eating the problem' became ... of this is to use a subsidy to encourage urchin overfishing in areas where there were still healthy kelp reefs and abalone stocks, such as in the ...

Even if urchin gonads end up in every supermarket ... of warmer sea temperatures and a new invasive species of sea urchins. They eat kelp and can create underwater deserts. This clip is from ...

Here, we demonstrate that detritus derived from a dominant kelp in the Northeast Pacific, Nereocystis luetkeana, provides high-quality food for planktonic sea urchin larvae. Our findings challenge the ...

Both research areas were mostly "urchin barrens" -- sites where sea urchins had overgrazed ... a keystone species: otters eat urchins, so kelp can regrow. But the slower return in the south ...

Both research areas were mostly “urchin barrens” — sites where sea urchins had overgrazed ... a keystone species: otters eat urchins, so kelp can regrow. But the slower return in the south ...