Marine Science Content

How Students Dive into Marine Science at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis

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.

AAAS Press Briefing: Protecting the Health of Endangered Whales

Katherine E Kerlin — February 16, 2020 - 4:34pm

Marine mammal health is changing across the globe due to human activities and climate change. Increasing numbers of animals are dying from trauma, environmental pollution, disease and lack of food. Some populations have recovered while others face extinction.

Scientists and veterinarians from the University of California, Davis, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will hold a press briefing about new and ongoing efforts to protect marine mammal health, including that of endangered southern resident killer whales, North Atlantic right whales, and the vaquita.

Large Stretches of Coral Reefs Can Be Rehabilitated

Katherine E Kerlin — September 27, 2018 - 3:52pm

Even after being severely damaged by blast fishing and coral mining, coral reefs can be rehabilitated over large scales using a relatively inexpensive technique, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis, in partnership with Mars Symbioscience.

If El Niños Happen Twice as Often in the Future, What Happens to Seabirds?

Katherine E Kerlin — May 07, 2018 - 4:29pm

Doubling the frequency of El Niños unexpectedly resulted in higher population numbers and a lower chance of extinction for Brandt’s cormorants, a recent 51�ԹϺ�� Davis study found. Does that mean climate change could actually be good for seabirds? Not so fast.

Marine Science Content

How Students Dive into Marine Science at 51�ԹϺ��� Davis

AAAS Press Briefing: Protecting the Health of Endangered Whales

Large Stretches of Coral Reefs Can Be Rehabilitated

If El Niños Happen Twice as Often in the Future, What Happens to Seabirds?

How Students Dive into Marine Science at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis