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When ‘Eradicated’ Species Bounce Back with a Vengeance

March 15, 2021
When ‘Eradicated’ Species Bounce Back with a Vengeance

Lessons from a Failed Experiment Mark New Way Forward

Written by Kat Kerlin

Some invasive species targeted for total eradication bounce back with a vengeance, especially in aquatic systems, finds a study led by the University of California, Davis.

Marine Ecology
Where has all the bull kelp gone?

Where has all the bull kelp gone?

September 11, 2018

by Jordan Hollarsmith

Under the unseasonably warm June sun with the Seattle Space Needle as our reference point, Dr. Jamey Selleck and I don our thick wetsuits. The air may be warm, but the water is still frigid. Our small boat bobs in the water as our captain, Brian Allen, scans our surroundings.

“Nothing.” He remarks with resignation.

We sigh, finish connecting our hoses and checking our gauges, then plunge into the icy water.

Marine Ecology

Climate Change May Benefit Native Oysters, But There's a Catch

October 10, 2016

Amid efforts to restore native oyster populations on the West Coast, how are oysters expected to fare under climate change in the decades and centuries to come? Not too badly, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. But there’s a big “if” involved.

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