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Author: Sierra Garcia

Sierra is a master's student in Stanford University's Earth Systems department studying science and environmental communication. Her bachelors degree was also in Earth Systems, with an emphasis on oceans and climate, which took her from Australia to South Africa to French Polynesia and Kiribati. She is from Monterey, California.
Changing Oceans May Confuse Critically Endangered European Eels
Behavior Biology Climate Change Conservation

Changing Oceans May Confuse Critically Endangered European Eels

As humanity’s carbon emissions continue to heat and acidify the world’s oceans, many marine species and ecosystems face daunting new…
April 5, 2020April 8, 2020 Sierra Garcia
Lionfish, Counting, and Errors, Oh My: Challenges in Measuring Biomass of an Invasive Nuisance 
Conservation Ecology

Lionfish, Counting, and Errors, Oh My: Challenges in Measuring Biomass of an Invasive Nuisance 

Invasive lionfish in the Caribbean have been called “ravenous,” “destructive,” and “a living, breathing, devastating oil spill.” The hungry predators…
February 4, 2020November 12, 2021 Sierra Garcia
Farmed Kelp to the Rescue? Not So Fast, Say Researchers
Aquaculture Biology

Farmed Kelp to the Rescue? Not So Fast, Say Researchers

Kelp farming is on the rise across Europe and North America, and all the headlines say that’s a good thing…
December 13, 2019 Sierra Garcia
Can Coral Reefs Strangled By Algae Recover?
Climate Change Conservation Coral Ecology Restoration

Can Coral Reefs Strangled By Algae Recover?

“Experimental support for alternative attractors on coral reefs”, Russell J. Schmitt, Sally J. Holbrook, Samantha L. Davis, Andrew J.Brooks, Thomas C. Adam, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Mar 2019, 116 (10) 4372-4381; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1812412116…
September 2, 2019April 2, 2020 Sierra Garcia

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