Top-Predator Recovery Abates Geomorphic Decline Of A Coastal Ecosystem
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06959-9 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #monitoring #apex #predators #trophiccascade #biology #geomorphology #habitat #ecosystem #otter #seaotter #crab #substrate #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #marine #vegetation #balance #estuary #california #plant #biomass #erosion #marsh #wetlands #saltmarsh #sealevelrise #tidalscour #stormsurge #protection #naturalsystems #predator #marshcreek #burrowing #surveys #keystone #predatorcontrol #coast #coastal #wetlands #geomorphicstability #biology

These Bizarre #Amphibians Changed The Chemical Landscape To Survive A Plague Of #Snakes https://grrlscientist.medium.com/these-bizarre-amphibians-changed-the-chemical-landscape-to-survive-a-plague-of-snakes-50f5ca16bd3b by @GrrlScientist

"#Caecilians are a group of legless serpentine #burrowing amphibians that primarily live hidden in #soil or in stream beds and resemble either a large #worm or a #snake."

Famous Neanderthal 'flower burial' debunked because pollen was left by burrowing bees
A new study debunks the idea that Neanderthals buried a man on a bed of flowers about 75,000 years ago.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/famous-neanderthal-flower-burial-debunked-because-pollen-was-left-by-burrowing-bees #neanderthal #FlowerBurial #pollen #burrowing #bees

Snake genome reveals burrowing past and re-adaptation to surface life
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-snake-genome-reveals-burrowing-re-adaptation.html

Large-scale #snake #genome analyses provide insights into vertebrate development https://phys.org/news/2023-06-snake-genome-reveals-burrowing-re-adaptation.html

"The authors suggest that early #snakes underwent a prolonged low-light #burrowing period before returning to well-lit surface habitats. In this scenario, the structure and function of the snake #eyes would have re-adapted to surface light by upregulating the #genes that had been conserved."

Burrowing Dove
I was standing at the window looking at the snowdrifts in our back yard. There were some birds at the feeder and one of them - a E
https://greencomet.org/2022/01/07/burrowing-dove/
#Uncategorized #birds #burrowing #snow #window