Biodiversity is key to kelp forest health
An ecosystem is made up of species, populations, communities, and a network of communities across a region.
Ecology
May 15, 2019
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Underwater Arctic forests are expanding with rapid warming
Did you know that there are forests in the Arctic?
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2019
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New study examines role of sea urchins on California kelp
California sheephead and spiny lobsters may be helping control sea urchin populations in Southern California kelp forests, where sea otters—a top urchin predator—have long been missing, according to a new San Diego State ...
Ecology
Mar 14, 2019
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Underwater forests threatened by future climate change, new study finds
Researchers at the University of Sydney and the Sydney Institute of Marine Science have found that climate change could lead to declines of underwater kelp forests through impacts on their microbiome.
Ecology
Feb 05, 2019
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Increasing frequency of ocean storms could alter kelp forest ecosystems
A large-scale, long-term experiment on kelp forests off Southern California brings new insight to how the biodiversity of coastal ecosystems could be impacted over time as a changing climate potentially increases the frequency ...
Ecology
Oct 30, 2018
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Great Southern Reef to lose huge seaweed habitat to ocean warming
Research into the future of Australia's "other reef" – the Great Southern Reef – shows that even under the most optimistic carbon emission scenarios, ocean warming is likely to cause substantial loss of critical habitat-forming ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 01, 2018
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How Nordic marine forests can help fight climate change
Research suggests that are many reasons to fall in love with marine forests, even the seaweed that gets wrapped around your feet when taking a dip in the sea.
Environment
Sep 20, 2018
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Kelp forests function differently in warming ocean
Kelp forests in the UK and the wider North-East Atlantic will experience a marked change in ecosystem functioning in response to continued ocean warming and the increase of warm-water kelp species, according to a new study ...
Ecology
Aug 23, 2018
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Sea stars critical to kelp forest resilience
A study by Simon Fraser University resource and environmental management researcher Jenn Burt reveals that sunflower sea stars play a critical role in the resilience of B.C.'s kelp forests, which are among the most productive ...
Ecology
Aug 13, 2018
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Kelp's record journey exposes Antarctic ecosystems to change
When Chilean researcher Dr. Erasmo Macaya from Universidad de Concepción and Centro IDEAL stumbled upon foreign kelp washed up on an Antarctic beach, he knew he had found something significant.
Environment
Jul 16, 2018
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