‘Like someone put a blanket over the ocean’: Kelp could be among fires’ casualties
Divers recently sought evidence of the Palisades fire's underwater toll, particularly its effect on a vital anchor of the ...
Forgotten forests: Regenerating the kelp forest highway
The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...
Sea otters help recover the kelp forests they depend on. Now scientists know how
Sea otters help recover the kelp forests they depend on. Now scientists know how - While threatened by climate change, otters ...
Giant clone of seaweed in the Baltic Sea
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have discovered that what was previously thought to be a unique seaweed species ...
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Sea otters help kelp forests recover, but there's more to the story
Sea otters help kelp forests recover by controlling sea urchins, but their impact varies. In British Columbia, recovery was ...
Sea otters help kelp forests recover -- but how fast depends on where they are
New modeling method helped researchers understand why kelp forests returned more slowly in Southern California than in British Columbia.
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'Like someone put a blanket over the ocean': Kelp could be among fires' casualties
A giant sea bass swims amid kelp at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Kelp is highly sensitive to environmental changes. Fluctuations in temperature, light availability, nutrients and ...
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'Like someone put a blanket over the ocean': Kelp could be among fires' casualties
No one knows yet what effect this will have on sea life. “There’s certainly evidence that certain types of hydrocarbons and metals are toxic to early life stages of giant kelp, and you might ...