barrens

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At several locations in the archipelago, this population boom was so intense that it led to extensive urchin barrens.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

But when wasting disease in effect wiped out their main predator, the sea urchins exploded in number, decimating kelp forests and transforming once-lush underwater habitats into so-called urchin barrens.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

Bees are routinely trucked into the region to pollinate the blueberry barrens each spring.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

The mass die-out allowed the sea urchin population to explode, and in 2021, satellite imagery showed that 95 percent of California’s kelp forests had been destroyed and replaced by carpets of sickly sea urchin barrens.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022

Beyond the reach of the water the barrens instantly commence; the line of demarcation is sharp enough to cross with a step.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann