kelp forest – oceanbites

Ecology

In 2014, kelp forest ecosystems in northern California essentially disappeared. The reasons for the loss are now clear to scientists,…

A recent study exposes an overlooked carbon sink in the form of kelp forests. According to scientists' estimates, a kelp…

Economy

Growing sea otter populations are seen as a conservation victory. These cute, charismatic marine mammals are rebounding from near extinction,…

Kelp are habitat-forming species, the “ecosystem engineers” of our coasts. Standing metres tall and sheltering coastal habitats from the full…

Urchins and bacteria, working together to link pelagic and benthic ecosystems.

Ecology

The extensive decline of the Great Barrier Reef has received a lot of press attention in recent years, yet reefs…

In the plant world, competition between species is almost always over space. Space dictates how much sunlight, nutrients, and potential mates…