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kelp forest resilience

  • A Forest with No Canopy
    Sunlight filters down through a canopy of giant kelp to the understory algae below.
    Researchers investigate the productivity of kelp forests, sans the iconic kelp
  • A Dynamic Forest Floor
    Dozens of giant kelp frons rise form the seafloor, illuminated from behind by diffuse blue light. A sheephead fish blends into its surroundings in the lower center of the image.
    A new model reveals how two different communities coexist beneath the canopies of California’s iconic kelp forests
  • Predators to Spare
    Urchin barren
    Protecting redundancy in the food web helps ensure ecological resilience
  • A Strong Foundation
    sea palm and kelp
    The health of foundation species promotes the stability of the ecosystems that depend on them
  • Predator Versus Prey
    Sheephead
    California sheephead play a vital role in the food web of kelp forests along the Pacific coast
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