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Meet the speckled sanddab (Citharichthys stigmaeus): a palm-sized flatfish that vanishes into sand, feeds the whole kelp coast, and signals bottom health.
Tom Okafor ·
Black oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani: the rock-loving sentinel of the Pacific coast — habits, tiny population and what it reveals.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
The black oystercatcher lives its whole life on kelp-fringed rock, hammering limpets and mussels. Ecology, bill lore, breeding and its role as an indicator.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·