"People have studied the importance of kelp forests for habitat and food around the world, but we never knew that providing energy was such a critical function of kelp forests in the Gulf of Maine ...

New research has revealed that the decline of kelp forests in the Gulf of Maine is reshaping marine food webs and energy dynamics. Scientists found that predator-prey interactions and nutrient ...

Giant kelp, the foundation species of rocky reefs, serves as a major part of the beach food web as fronds of the giant seaweed break away from the forest and are transported to the beach. But the ...

Giant kelp, the foundation species of rocky reefs, serves as a major part of the beach food web as fronds of the giant seaweed break away from the forest and are transported to the beach. But the ...

Kelp forest collapse alters food web and energy dynamics in the Gulf of Maine. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Journal Science Advances DOI 10.1126/sciadv.adw7396. Keywords ...

Kelp forest decline along southern Maine has led to a shift in food web dynamics, with predatory fish now relying on phytoplankton rather than kelp for energy. Turf algae, despite their abundance ...