The waters off California have grown quieter, and scientists are listening. New research from the Monterey Bay Aquarium ...

Sounding the alarm. The sound of the blue whale’s singing has decreased off the coast of California, frightening scientists ...

As blue whales struggled, humpbacks adapted. Unlike their strictly krill-dependent cousins, they feed on sardines and anchovies too—fish that weren’t impacted by The Blob. Humpback whale songs ...

Scientists have discovered that changing ocean climates are affecting seabird distribution in the California Current Ecosystem, which could be an indicator of troubling changes ahead. A new study ...

Multi‐Trophic Level Responses to Marine Heatwave Disturbances in the California Current Ecosystem Journal: Ecology Letters Published: 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.1111/ele.14502 Affiliations: 3 Authors: 6 ...

From coastal redwoods and Joshua trees to golden poppies and sagebrush, California is a global botanical hotspot. It’s also a place confronted with extreme heat, wildfires and crumbling coastlines.

California’s widely ranging ecosystems, both natural and altered, require small-scale models to adequately reflect how climate will impact the state’s economy.

Invasive mussels could harm California Delta ecosystem and add to water costs The non-native freshwater bivalve Limnoperna fortunei, or golden mussel, was recently discovered in the Port of Stockton.

PhD student studies zooplankton communities and their role in the California Current Ecosystem Cawley in the CTD rosette setting up an underwater vision profiler. Grace Cawley (GC): When I started ...