Congrats to Sam Peña, Matassa Lab REU student, for receiving an undergraduate travel award to present her salt marsh research at ASLO Aquatic Sciences 2019! Sam did a fantastic job during her REU and presenting her research poster. Nice work, Sam!
I have the best field crew. This team persevered through some unexpected circumstances to crush 12 field sites in 5 days and many, many miles. Thanks for your hard work! -Catherine
On rocky shores, crowded, fast-growing barnacles (Semibalanus balanoides) compete for space and form clusters of elongated individuals called "hummocks." By consuming barnacles, carnivorous snails (Nucella lapillus) limit competition hummock development. However, by consuming snails or causing them to change their feeding behavior, predatory green crabs (Carcinus maenas) enhance barnacle competition and hummock development. Interestingly, crabs cause more hummocking even when they heave little or no indirect effects on barnacle density.
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