They are a vital part of the kelp forest ecosystem, which provides food and shelter for diverse ocean species and is also a source of economic stability and recreation for fisherman and divers ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return ... of the complex web interactions that took ...

New modeling method helped researchers understand why kelp forests returned more slowly in ... as they did up north because of the complex web interactions that took place in the Canadian ecosystem.

Kelp may be one of the first species to show how coastal ecosystems will respond to the L.A. fires. These forests of fast-growing brown algae provide food and habitat for hundreds of marine ...