Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · View the paper (DOI)
A new study found that kelp forests are relatively well-faring, with some regions increasing in size, while others decline or show no change. The researchers suggest that this variability reflects regional differences in drivers of environmental change and the unique capacity of kelp to recover from disturbances.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Taking the pulse of underwater forests University of California - Santa Barbara · Nov 14, 2016 · first to report
- Kelp forests globally resilient, but may need local solutions to environmental threats Oregon State University · Nov 14, 2016