Bodega Marine Laboratory Content

Finding Hope ‘At Every Depth’

Malia N Reiss — January 30, 2024 - 3:24pm

In the prologue for their book At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans, �ٺ��Ƶ scientist Tessa Hill and writer Eric Simons open with an astute observation about humanity’s relationship with the ocean.

Ocean Acidification Creates Legacy of Stress for Red Abalone

Katherine E Kerlin — December 06, 2023 - 8:30am

The stressful impacts of ocean acidification can affect red abalone within and across generations, finds a �ٺ��Ƶ study.

Renowned Marine Ecologist Jay Stachowicz Wins Teaching Prize

Andy Fell — December 05, 2023 - 9:45am

When Professor Jay Stachowicz heard that �ٺ��Ƶ’ chancellor needed to speak to him urgently, he worried he had done something wrong.

How Students Dive into Marine Science at �ٺ��Ƶ

Jocelyn C Anderson — October 24, 2023 - 9:15pm

What’s it like to take a summer session in a marine lab? Explore our undergraduate marine research from mussels’ byssal threads to ocean ecosystem impacts.

Introducing ‘The Student Researcher’

Jose Antonio Vadi — October 24, 2023 - 9:28am

A new �ٺ��Ƶ storytelling platform highlights student research experiences.

“The Student Researcher” will showcase undergraduate and graduate stories from across campus and fields of study. These stories will focus on interdisciplinary collaboration with multimedia elements.

Science Helps Coastal Communities Prepare for Extremes

Katherine E Kerlin — May 17, 2023 - 10:18am

Long-term monitoring records at UC Natural Reserves, including �ٺ��Ƶ' Bodega Marine Reserve, can help coastal communities forecast climate change impacts.

Climate Trends in the West, Today and 11,000 Years Ago

Katherine E Kerlin — February 27, 2023 - 9:30am

What we think of as the classic West Coast climate began just about 4,000 years ago, finds �ٺ��Ƶ study on climate trends of the Holocene era.

Science Storytelling Through a Camera Lens

Katherine E Kerlin — January 18, 2023 - 10:07am

From Chilean tidepools to the High Sierra, 12 �ٺ��Ƶ graduate students traveled the world this summer in search of answers to ecology’s most pressing questions.

In the blazing 100-degree Texas sun, Jon Aguiñaga waded through polluted waters on the side of freeways to capture tiny fish, which he then ran experiments on in the garage of an Airbnb. Marissa Sandoval flew to Florida to extract sexual-selection perfumes from the green inflorescent legs of orchid bees. MJ Farruggia trekked more than 1,000 miles in the Sierra backcountry for 240 days and is “still not tired of it.”

All West Coast Abalones at Risk of Extinction on the IUCN Red List

Katherine E Kerlin — December 12, 2022 - 9:00am

All West Coast abalones in the U.S. are now considered at risk of extinction on the IUCN Red List. �ٺ��Ƶ led the West Coast abalone population assessments.

Hibernating Corals and the Microbiomes That Sustain Them

Katherine E Kerlin — December 01, 2022 - 8:30am

What happens to a coral's microbiome while it hibernates? A �ٺ��Ƶ study found microbial communities shift while a coral sleeps, which may inform coral health and recovery efforts.