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  1. Apr 2025
    1. . Marine psychrophiles have had to overcome the challenges to come with living in near freezing waters. Bacteria have also been found living in permafrost and sea ice.

      GREAT!!!

    2. These adaptations include increasing the osmolarity of their cells through the accumulation of osmoprotectants and the selective uptake of potassium ions. The high salinity also makes respiration difficu

      i would go into wjay osmolarity is!

    1. Fisheries, N. (2024, February 20). Kelp forest habitat on the west coast | noaa fisheries. NOAA. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/habitat-conservation/kelp-forest-habitat-west-coastGiant kelp switches diet when key nutrient becomes scarce | NSF - National Science Foundation. (2018, June 7). https://www.nsf.gov/news/giant-kelp-switches-diet-when-key-nutrient-becomesKelp. (2018, May 10). Botanicare. https://www.botanicare.com/hydro-101/kelp/Kelp forest | noaa office of national marine sanctuaries. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27, 2025, from https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/visit/ecosystems/kelpdesc.htmlUS Department of Commerce, N. O. and A. A. (n.d.). What is a kelp forest? Retrieved March 27, 2025, from https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/kelp.html#:~:text=Kelp%20are%20large%20brown%20 algae,invertebrates%2C%20and%20marine%20mammal%20species.(N.d.). Retrieved March 27, 2025, from https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/habitats/kelp-

      maybe label as resources!

    2. Further, kelp requires cold water for growth, and human's increased omission of greenhouse gases, largely CO2 has led to elevated atmosphere and seawater temperatures, which limits kelp growth. In addition, excessive hunting of otters for pelts and meat has allowed sea urchin populations to skyrocket as otters are their primary predators

      very large sentence

    3. The canopy is home to small organisms including  urchins, crabs, snails, and nudibranchs, many of which feed on the kelp and can cause considerable damage if not controlled.

      maybe break this sentence up a bit more!

    4. hey grow in dense groupings, generating sunlight-specked kelp forests, which provide compact shelter and food sources for a variety of marine life including seals, otters, invertebrates, fish, whales, birds, and more

      great and amazing

  2. Mar 2025
    1. Added field surveys showed that hog presence drastically reduces mussel abundance and disrupts their association with cordgrass at a whole-marsh scale.

      add a furthermore before this sentence

    2. Further, he claims that the impact of invasive species in connection to the flow of energy between individuals, also known trophic interactions, has been efficiently evaluated, however research is minimal in relation to managing the effects of invaders on non-trophic interactions including mutualism

      you might not need further here i would also try to break this sentence up!