Sentences with phrase «kelp marine research»

SEA is partnering with Cascadia Research, Kelp Marine Research, and NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center and the talented crew of the M / V Magician (above) on an exciting technology integration collaboration conducting novel studies on the basic behavior and behavioral responses to noise in several dolphin species.

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While the research is preliminary, it could lead to a relatively inexpensive and efficient method for assessing the well - being of kelp beds and other marine ecosystems, says acoustics expert Preston Wilson of the University of Texas at Austin.

«We posited that giant kelp fed herbivores in the system and provided structure and habitat for predators, and that it was fed upon by sea urchins and affected the understory communities of algae and sessile invertebrates in the kelp forest,» said lead author Robert Miller, a research biologist in UCSB's Marine Science Institute (MSI).

Salomon presented her research on animal interactions in California kelp forest communities and how these dynamics change inside and outside Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across the Northern Channel Islands.