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Central Coast Naturalist

Central Coast Naturalist

Central Coast Naturalist invites listeners to join UCSC Ecology and Evolutionary Biology graduate students as they explore nature in and around Santa Cruz County. Each episode will enrich your next experience with nature as you learn fascinating insights (from local experts) about the creatures that inhabit your favorite hiking trails, beaches and even your own backyard.

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00:05:01

Norris Center Naturalists: Dmitrius Rodriguez, Part 1

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2022/08/16

In this week's episode of Santa Cruz Naturalist, and the first installment of the Norris Center Naturalist series, Chloe talks with Dmitrius Rodriguez about natural history, community science, and more.

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00:02:37

Whale, Hello There!

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2022/07/20

In this episode of Santa Cruz Naturalist, Chloe briefly talks about humpback whale mothers and behaviors.

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00:03:02

Amazing Jays

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2022/06/21

This week in Santa Cruz Naturalist, Chloe talks about two native birds: the California scrub jay and the Steller's Jay

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00:03:34

Rocking Out in Santa Cruz, Part 2

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2022/05/17

Chloe continues their conversation with Quinn Todzo, a geotechnical engineer. Tune in to learn about the Marble Caves, and what makes Santa Cruz geology special.

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00:03:35

Rocking Out in Santa Cruz, Part 1

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2022/04/19

This week at Santa Cruz Naturalist, Chloe Rickards chats with Quinn Todzo about the geological history of the Santa Cruz Mountains and the sandstone formations at Castle Rock State Park. Learn more about geology with Quinn at his podcast, The Rock Behind the Climb. Episode 1 goes into a deep dive of the Santa Cruz Mountains and Castle Rock State Park

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00:04:06

An Appetite for Algae: Part 1

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2022/04/13

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, Nikka interviews UCSC masters student Sarah Mastroni, who is working with Blue Ocean Barns on using red algae to make cows more climate-friendly!

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00:04:12

Sea Change: Episode 6

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2022/03/07

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, we will be airing Sea Change, a 6 part series from the 2021 Global Change Ecology class at the University of California Santa Cruz. Each episode explores local climate change issues right here in Santa Cruz, CA. Sea Change is written and produced by UCSC undergraduate students under the guidance of Dr. Kristy Kroeker.Episode 6 focuses on marine heat waves.

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00:04:27

Sea Change: Episode 5

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2022/02/28

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, we will be airing Sea Change, a 6 part series from the 2021 Global Change Ecology class at the University of California Santa Cruz. Each episode explores local climate change issues right here in Santa Cruz, CA. Sea Change is written and produced by UCSC undergraduate students under the guidance of Dr. Kristy Kroeker.Episode 5 focuses on phenology.

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00:04:26

Sea Change: Episode 4

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2022/02/14

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, we will be airing Sea Change, a 6 part series from the 2021 Global Change Ecology class at the University of California Santa Cruz. Each episode explores local climate change issues right here in Santa Cruz, CA. Sea Change is written and produced by UCSC undergraduate students under the guidance of Dr. Kristy Kroeker.Episode 4 focuses on ocean deoxygenation.

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00:04:27

Sea Change: Episode 3

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2022/02/07

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, we will be airing Sea Change, a 6 part series from the 2021 Global Change Ecology class at the University of California Santa Cruz. Each episode explores local climate change issues right here in Santa Cruz, CA. Sea Change is written and produced by UCSC undergraduate students under the guidance of Dr. Kristy Kroeker.Episode 3 focuses on ocean acidification.

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00:04:32

Sea Change: Episode 2

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2022/02/01

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, we will be airing Sea Change, a 6 part series from the 2021 Global Change Ecology class at the University of California Santa Cruz. Each episode explores local climate change issues right here in Santa Cruz, CA. Sea Change is written and produced by UCSC undergraduate students under the guidance of Dr. Kristy Kroeker. Episode 2 focuses on wildfires.

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00:04:20

Sea Change: Episode 1

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2022/01/25

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, we will be airing Sea Change, a 6 part series from the 2021 Global Change Ecology class at the University of California Santa Cruz. Each episode explores local climate change issues right here in Santa Cruz, CA. Sea Change is written and produced by UCSC undergraduate students under the guidance of Dr. Kristy Kroeker.Episode 1 focuses on range shifts.

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00:04:06

Phytoplankton: Tiny organisms, big impact

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2021/12/27

This week, Sara talked with Dr. Alexis Fischer, an associate scientist at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and a visiting scientist at NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center. If you've spent a lot at the ocean, you've probably encountered an algal bloom that turned the water dark and opaque for a few days. But not all algal blooms are harmful. Tune in to learn about the hidden world of phytoplankton, why they bloom, and when a bloom is considered harmful.

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00:04:11

A History Lesson: Abalone in California

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2021/12/14

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, Emily interview PhD student, Ben Walker. Before starting his PhD, Ben worked as a technician on the endangered white abalone at UC Davis. Tune in to hear the history of abalone in California!

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00:04:11

COP 26

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2021/11/16

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, Emily interviews Dr. Kristy Kroeker about COP 26. Dr. Kroeker is an Associate Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz. Her research focuses on the ecological impacts of global climate change and ocean acidification.

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00:03:51

Hanging Ten With Santa Cruz Surfperches: Part 1

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2021/10/19

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, Emily interviews PhD candidate, Jason Toy, about a local genus of fishes, the surfperches. In this episode, Jason, explains how important and interesting these fishes are. In part two of our interview, he'll tell us more about how and why he uses surfperches to study adaptation right here in our own Monterey Bay. Tune in on November 16th to hear more!

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00:04:13

Ctenophores and the Tree of Life, Part 2

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2021/10/13

In the second part of Nikka's chat with Dr. Darrin Schultz, we go big picture. Find out why ctenophores hold the key to understanding how important animal features, like brain cells, came to be.

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00:03:35

Ctenophores and the Tree of Life, Part 1

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2021/10/13

Nikka interviews Dr. Darrin Schultz, a research scientist at MBARI, about ctenophores, also known as comb jellies. He helps us get to know these beautiful animals - look out for part 2, when we'll learn more about how studying ctenophores can teach us about animal evolution.

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00:04:06

Fossils!

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2021/09/27

This week, Sara talked with Kathleen Aston, the Collections Manager for the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. The museum displays many aspects of the natural world, but here we focus on fossils--where you can find them around Santa Cruz and what history they reveal.

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00:04:00

Kelp Forest Critters: Meet the Abalone

Central Coast Naturalist ·

2021/09/21

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, Emily interviews UCSC PhD student, Ben Walker, about abalone. Before starting his PhD, Ben worked as a technician on the endangered white abalone at UC Davis. Tune in to hear what makes abalone one of the coolest mollusks in ocean!

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