Interested in animals that eat kelp and seaweed? Read on to learn about 14 amazing marine animals that chow down on this ...

Sea otters are critical players in marine ecosystems and are a keystone species, meaning they have a profound effect on their ...

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one ...

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At time when ocean reserve protections are threatened, new research shows bans on fishing made kelp ecosystems more resilient.

In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the ...

But huge swaths of kelp forest along the California coast have died off in recent years amid severe marine heat waves and booming populations of sea urchins, which eat kelp. A pair of studies by ...

In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange ...