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Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast - Phys.org

Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast - Phys.org

Stand on the damp sand on a California beach and chances are you're standing on top of an active earthworks site. Sand hoppers (Megalorchestia spp.), the tiny, shrimp-like creatures commonly found eating away at kelp on the shore, have been found to move mass…

Stand on the damp sand on a California beach and chances are you're standing on top of an active earthworks site. Sand hoppers (Megalorchestia spp.), the tiny, shrimp-like creatures commonly found ea… [+7179 chars]

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