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Tag: kelp forest

The Death of an Ecosystem: Understanding the Collapse of Northern California’s Kelp Forests
Ecology

The Death of an Ecosystem: Understanding the Collapse of Northern California’s Kelp Forests

In 2014, kelp forest ecosystems in northern California essentially disappeared. The reasons for the loss are now clear to scientists,…
May 31, 2021 Rena Kingery
Missing the (Kelp) Forest for the Trees: An Overlooked Factor in Blue Carbon Storage
Biodiversity Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Human impacts Restoration Seagrass

Missing the (Kelp) Forest for the Trees: An Overlooked Factor in Blue Carbon Storage

A recent study exposes an overlooked carbon sink in the form of kelp forests. According to scientists' estimates, a kelp…
January 28, 2021January 27, 2021 Ashley Mickens
Pros and cons of conservation: how rebounding sea otter populations impact local economies
Economy

Pros and cons of conservation: how rebounding sea otter populations impact local economies

Growing sea otter populations are seen as a conservation victory. These cute, charismatic marine mammals are rebounding from near extinction,…
July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Ashley Marranzino
Size Matters in Kelp Forests – Big, Dense Populations Are Better Equipped to Recover from Disturbance
Climate Change Coastal Management

Size Matters in Kelp Forests – Big, Dense Populations Are Better Equipped to Recover from Disturbance

Kelp are habitat-forming species, the “ecosystem engineers” of our coasts. Standing metres tall and sheltering coastal habitats from the full…
May 7, 2020May 2, 2020 R J Parker
Feces as Food
deep sea Ecology Trophic Ecology

Feces as Food

Urchins and bacteria, working together to link pelagic and benthic ecosystems.
August 27, 2019August 26, 2019 Rebecca Shell
On the case: Scientists use many sources to find the culprit in kelp disappearance
Ecology

On the case: Scientists use many sources to find the culprit in kelp disappearance

The extensive decline of the Great Barrier Reef has received a lot of press attention in recent years, yet reefs…
August 1, 2019August 5, 2019 Kristin Huizenga
Aliens in the kelp forests – community ecology and Miso soup
Ecology Invasive Species

Aliens in the kelp forests – community ecology and Miso soup

In the plant world, competition between species is almost always over space. Space dictates how much sunlight, nutrients, and potential mates…
September 4, 2017August 31, 2017 R J Parker

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