Paddle through Elkhorn Slough for 5 miles to Kirby Park, located on the back shore of ... The estuary and marine food chain attracts marine mammals and shorebirds from up and down the coast to ...

The discovery of battery toxins in the soils at Elkhorn Slough, ... and manganese “bioaccumulate,” or move up the food chain from plants and microbes into fish, ...

Recolonization of Elkhorn Slough by sea otters led to recovery and expansion of seagrass beds due to cascading effects on the food web. August 26, 2013 By Tim Stephens. ... This kind of chain reaction ...

The cause of the fire at the Vistra Energy Storage Facility is still unknown. And so are its consequences for the sensitive ecosystem. Ivano Aiello, professor and chair at Moss Landing Marine Labs, ...

This complicated four-part chain reaction (or “trophic cascade”) is what keeps Elkhorn Slough in its current healthy state. To see what would happen if the otters disappeared, have a look at ...

In 1984, they re-entered the Elkhorn Slough.Scientists expect their range to continue to expand along the coast, but their recovery has slowed due to diseases and shark attacks.

"The oysters have been here for 7,000 years and on my watch, I don't want to see them disappear from Elkhorn Slough," said Wasson, as she lined up the pipes. Back at Swan's, patrons thought the ...

After a massive fire at a Monterey County energy storage facility this month, scientists at San José State University have found heightened levels of heavy metals in the nearby Elkhorn Slough Reserve, ...

The first male sea otter arrived in the Elkhorn Slough, 35 miles north of Bixby Cove, in the late 1990s. Only in the early 2000s did females arrive, and soon thereafter pups, said Wasson.

image: Eelgrass beds in Elkhorn Slough benefit from the presence of sea otters. view more . ... This kind of chain reaction in a food web is known to ecologists as a "trophic cascade." ...

The discovery of battery toxins in the soils at Elkhorn Slough, ... and manganese “bioaccumulate,” or move up the food chain from plants and microbes into fish, ...