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Thursday, February 20, 2020
Pisaster palette
I've been busy with field surveys recently, so here's a quick photo from the rocky intertidal zone:
Ochre Sea Stars (Pisaster ochraceus) — in three color forms — and Giant Green Anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)
I'm so glad to see the sea stars come back. My wife and I walked at low tide from Doran to Short Tail Gulch and we saw a great many sea stars clustered among the rocks.
Yes! Nice to see the healthy sea stars! We've been monitoring some local sites since 2013. It's been a long road back from declines due to wasting disease, but we're hopeful about their recovery.
3 comments:
What a lovely burst of color to start my morning!
I'm so glad to see the sea stars come back. My wife and I walked at low tide from Doran to Short Tail Gulch and we saw a great many sea stars clustered among the rocks.
Hi, Alice and Dan,
Yes! Nice to see the healthy sea stars! We've been monitoring some local sites since 2013. It's been a long road back from declines due to wasting disease, but we're hopeful about their recovery.
Jackie
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