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ocean acidification & bleaching

Bleaching, it’s not just for corals

Giant clams suffer similar struggles with warming water, though the consequences don’t seem quite as dire.
Dungeness crab monitoring project
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Shining the light on baby crabs

In British Columbia, a monitoring project with light traps may illuminate the future of the prized crustaceans.
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intertidal species & climate change
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How will creatures that can barely move handle climate change?

Lots of species are being forced to move to escape the heat. Some just can’t move very far.
Jellyfish as a human food source
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Something’s Jellyfishy in the state of Italy

Jellyfish as a human food source has been touted as a solution to the increasing populations of these gelatinous invertebrates, but are Mediterranean diners really ready to have jellyfish for dinner?
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How tiny limpets do the heavy lifting of climate resilience
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How tiny limpets do the heavy lifting of climate resilience

Tiny creatures can have outsized influence in managing their environments.
Changes to the ocean’s micro creatures could have macro effects
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Changes to the ocean’s micro creatures could have macro effects

The effects of climate change reverberate through the ocean’s food webs.
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