A trio of ecologists and marine biologists at the University of California has found that coyotes are a more consistent consumer of marine fauna in intertidal habitats along California's shores than previously thought. In their study, reported in the journal Food Webs, Zoe Zilz, Stephanie Copeland and Hillary Young set up motion-sensing cameras along protected shorelines in southern California.
For this new study, the research trio was contacted by residents living in a community along California's Gaviota Coast, asking them to look at pictures they had taken of the varied wildlife visiting the nearby protected shoreline. Inspired by the images, the trio set up 40 motion-sensing cameras along the coastline and the shorelines of the Dangermond Preserve and Vandenberg Space Force Base—both of which also have natural, protected shorelines.
A coyote holds a small fish in its mouth on the beach at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve. Credit:The researchers were surprised to see how many coyotes visited the shorelines at all three locations. They were also surprised to see how much seafood the coyotes caught and ate. They describe the number of visitors as many more than were expected, which makes coyotes a major consumer in intertidal habitats.
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