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Have you ever wondered what being a marine biologist is really like? Well then you’re in the right place! Welcome to The Drop-In, a blog run by the students of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in beautiful central California. In January 2021, The Drop-In moved to a new location on the MLML Student Life Website.Search the blog
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Marine science snapshots: Fieldwork, wildlife, and community at Moss Landing Marine Labs
By Lauren Cooley, MLML Vertebrate Ecology Lab While working on the latest Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Annual Report, my friend and fellow MLML student employee Caroline Rodriguez collected a bunch of amazing photos from the Moss community. While she used … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Creatures, Fieldwork, Grad Life, Research
Tagged Vertebrate Ecology Lab
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Marine snow & climate change
By Annie Bodel, MLML Plankton Ecology and Biogeochemistry Lab Endings are Beginnings In a forest when something dies–a leaf, a plant, an animal– it likely settles onto the ground where it begins a process of decay and integration into the … Continue reading
Grad school: pandemic edition
By Lauren Cooley, MLML Vertebrate Ecology Lab I think it’s safe to say that before the start of this year, no one could have possibly predicted the truly wild twists and turns of 2020- and the year isn’t even over … Continue reading
Posted in Grad Life, Research, What's Happening at MLML
Tagged student life, Vertebrate Ecology Lab
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Holly visits Cawthron!
Blog post from the MLML Environmental Biotechnology Lab Dr. Holly Bowers had an awesome experience as a visiting researcher at the Cawthron Institute in New Zealand in 2020! Although she has previously collaborated with some of their team, those relationships were … Continue reading
Posted in MLML Around the World, Research
Tagged Environmental Biotechnology Lab, New Zealand
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The case of the sea lion: stranding events linked to domoic acid outbreaks
By Sophie Bernstein, MLML Ichthyology Lab When I moved to the Monterey Bay area for graduate school, I found myself most excited to be immersed in a new ecosystem. I couldn’t wait to learn about what the Monterey Bay was … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Creatures, Research
Tagged domoic acid, Ichthyology Lab, Research, sea lions
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A glimpse into the shifting community structure of a Southern California kelp forest and the benefits of long-term monitoring
By Lauren Parker, MLML Ichthyology Lab I can’t tell you how much I miss spending the majority of my day underwater. It’s difficult to communicate the feeling it gives you; the feeling that you have somehow been given the opportunity … Continue reading
Could seaweed be a pollution solution?
By Shelby Penn, MLML Phycology Lab As a child, I remember spending hours collecting trash from the street ditch, woods, and ravine around my house. It was something that I felt very strongly about even as an 8-year old. I’ve … Continue reading
Living among emperor penguins: 2019 field expedition to Antarctica
by Parker Forman, MLML Vertebrate Ecology Lab Transcript of radio chatter from the penguin scientists at Camp Crozier 13:15 hrs on November 15th 2019: Markus: Gitte and Parker ……. This is Markus ……. Do you copy? Gitte: This is Gitte and Parker … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Creatures, Fieldwork, Research
Tagged Antarctica, penguins, Vertebrate Ecology Lab
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How does pollution ‘coral’ate with coral bleaching in American Samoa?
By Melissa Naugle, CSUMB Logan Lab & MLML Invertebrate Ecology Lab You may have heard stories about the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs worldwide that are succumbing to ‘coral bleaching.’ Maybe you’ve seen the pictures of stark white corals … Continue reading
Improving soil health on farms: better for the farmer, better for the planet
by Stefanie Kortman, CSUMB Haffa Lab My research in sustainable agriculture practices was born from two passions: my love of food and my concern for protecting and preserving natural resources. I came into my role as an agricultural scientist in … Continue reading
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