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UCSB professor Deron Burkepile explores the North shore of Moorea’s fore reef.
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Andrew Thurber
The structural complexity of a healthy coral reef provides habitat for a diversity of lifeforms.

Dead coral skeletons hinder reef regeneration by sheltering seaweed

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Ecologists and environmental scientists identify priorities within synthesis research to address pressing issues
The Thomas Fire burns the mountains above Ventura and Santa Barbara
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Carsten Schertzer / iSTOCK
The 2017-18 Thomas Fire burned 282,000 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

University of California systemwide network offers crisis course
sago palms as trees and food

Connecting People and Nature

Facing the Heat

Taking Ocean Vital Signs

A Legacy of Research

A Changing Sea Floor
bowl containing assorted vegetables

The Environmental Footprint of Food
first day of the environmental justice workshop.

Environmental Issues and Societal Challenges
Visala Tallavarjula installs irrigation in Sedona, Arizona

When Every Drop Counts
sample tubes containing seawater and sand in a test tube rack

Fantastic Bioplastic
Irrigation pump

Slurping Up Groundwater
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