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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Sea otters are helping to restore scenic Elkhorn Slough near Moss Landing on Monterey Bay. ... "Which translates to about 20 to 25 pounds of food that they need to consume.

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 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, ...

MOSS LANDING — New testing found higher than usual toxic metal particles in the marsh soils of Elkhorn Slough estuary, contributing the rise to the recent fire at the Moss Landing Battery Plant.

"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, ...

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." ...