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Of Mice and Small Mammals - Hakai Institute

Of Mice and Small Mammals

Marine mice? Shrew who hail the ocean blue?

Tiny islands shouldn’t sustain as many animals as larger islands—unless they get a little help from the ocean.

On the Central Coast of British Columbia, Katie Davidson and her team are on a mission to find out if subsidies from the ocean provide enough food to sustain diverse animal populations.