[PRIMENEWS.BD] Rapid rise in population of pink slugs in the waters of Central and Northern Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, is a direct result of global warming, said researchers.A surge in temperatures of the ocean waters has been witnessed around the world, badly affecting a lot of marine creatures. But not all the marine species are troubled by the warming in water temperatures and one of them is the rare pink sea slug, called Hopkins' Rose nudibranch.
The Hopkins' Rose nudibranch (Okenia rosacea) is commonly found in Southern California, but their population is not consistent in Central California and rare in north of the Socialist paradise of San Francisco
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According to Academy of Sciences, large numbers of these sea slugs are present in tide pools from San Luis Obispo to Humboldt counties. The numbers have reached the peak since the strong El Ninos of 1998 and 1983.
The northern coast of California has become a perfect breeding ground for a massive population kaboom for a particular species of rosy red sea snails because of the flooding of warmer water in Northern California.
Appearing very similar to a big pink underwater flower, this creature is actually a sea slug. Southern California usually houses the rosy pink sea snails due to presence of warmer waters.
"While we are thrilled to see this beautiful bloom of normally-rare nudibranchs, we are concerned about the long term consequences of our changing coastal environment", said Dr. Terry Gosliner, Academy Curator of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, and the lead author of the study.
While some of the slugs are flourishing because of the current climate conditions, warming sea is also posing threat of food scarcity for sea birds and adverse impacts on all marine ecosystems.
