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A densely-packed mussel bed in Bodega Bay in 2012

A Mussel Bed is Full of Life, 80 Years Later 

January 22, 2025 â€˘  by Jillian Magtoto

The invertebrates found in a mussel bed on Dillon Beach in western Marin County are just as abundant as they were in 1941. But the types of organisms have changed.

Acorn barnacles

They Can’t Stand Air or Rain. They Live Exposed to Both. How do Tidepool Creatures Survive?

December 10, 2019 â€˘  by Allison J. Gong

Although the world’s oceans cover approximately 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, most humans interact with only the narrow strip that runs up onto land. This bit of real estate experiences terrestrial conditions on a once- or twice-daily basis and … Read more

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