Along the Pacific coastline, from Alaska to California, an underwater environmental success story is unfolding beneath the waves. Sea otters, those charismatic marine mammals known for floating on ...

These findings provide a springboard for future studies of the reef food web and its resilience to ongoing change, which Rasher and his team are continuing to explore . They plan to partner with ...

While kelp forests persist along northern Maine's rocky coast, kelp abundance has declined by as much as 80% on the southern coast in recent decades. In its stead, carpet-like turf algae have ...

Managing and protecting kelp forests is likely to be a low-regret option, meaning that while it might not significantly mitigate climate change, its many other benefits would still outweigh the costs.

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Countries around the world are increasingly turning to nature to help alleviate the impacts of climate change. Forests, grasslands and wetlands are already considered as ...

Managing and protecting kelp forests is likely to be a low-regret option, meaning that while it might not significantly mitigate climate change, its many other benefits would still outweigh the costs.

Great swathes of kelp provide shelter and food for marine life in reefs along many of the world’s coastlines. But these kelp forests (pictured) are under threat, partly because of rising ocean ...

Kelp forests are submerged marine ecosystems dominated by towering brown algae that are crucial biogenic entities, nurturing a diverse and interconnected host of marine life. These underwater habitats ...

M. H. Graham, “Effects of Local Deforestation on the Diversity and Structure of Southern California Giant Kelp Forest Food Webs,” Ecosystems, Vol. 7, No. 5, 2004, pp. 341-357. - References - ...

Here’s how otters help the planet: Superpower: sustaining kelp forests Sea otters and kelp have developed a close partnership over the years. Sea otters will wrap themselves in kelp, or use it as an ...

Kelp forests are some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. Giant kelp, a kind of algae, can grow up to 18 inches per day, and the trees reach more than ten stories tall at full growth.