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Lobsters hide from cod, not the other way around

If you think you are about to become the victim of an attack, police say one way to potentially protect yourself is to hide. In the lobster world, the same goes. Lobsters hide from their predators.
December 20, 2013

Communicating climate change

Together with faculty members from three of the University's Colleges, Professor Brian Helmuth is working to communicate about climate change through his own work and that of the Urban Coastal Sustainability Initiative.
December 02, 2013

Size is important – even for algae

Associate Professor Matt Bracken recently published findings of a six-year study in the journal Ecology. Bracken and colleagues measured the effect that seaweed diversity has on invertebrates large and small in the rocky intertidal zones of northern California.
November 27, 2013

No place to hide?

Many researchers at the Marine Science Center study how predator-prey interactions shape coastal ecosystems, and "ecosystem engineer" species play a critical role.
November 05, 2013

UCSI presents Dr. Edward B. Barbier

Dr. Edward B. Barbier's main expertise is natural resource and development economics as well as the interface between economics and ecology.
October 25, 2013

Making science relatable through journalism

Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato is a science journalist who writes for such outlets as National Geographic, Everyday Health, and Scientific American. She was the #sciencechat guest on Wednesday, October 23, 2013.
October 23, 2013

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