In collaboration with colleagues at UC Santa Barbara, Jarrett Byrnes, a former postdoctoral scholar at the campus’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), is trying to ...

They were the grand forests of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) that once dominated Tasmania's east coast. Puck, now in his 90s, is lean, sinewy and still strong from years of work. He describes ...

In many locations, lobsters and abalone accounted for more than one-quarter of a kelp site’s fisheries value. Pollack, giant seabass, South American morwongs and lingcod were the most valuable ...

How giant kelp may respond to climate change In a changing ocean, giant kelp's reproductive success depends on where it's from Date: November 13, 2019 Source: University of California - Davis ...

"Forests" of giant kelp off the coast of Australia are at risk of extinction due to a major change to coastal ecosystems, according to a leaked report. Two-thirds of the kelp forests along the ...

One of the fastest-growing organisms on Earth, giant kelp can grow 2 feet a day and reach up to 148 feet long in a single season, fueled by a diet of dissolved nitrogen. Curiously, nitrate — among the ...

As a foundational species, giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is vital to the ecosystem of the temperate, shallow, nearshore waters where it grows. When the kelp flourishes, so do the communities ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. There have been more than 100 sightings of endangered giant kelp in the waters off Tasmania, raising hopes these plants might have ...

Beneath the waves, scientists are growing several types of giant kelp—which in the wild can grow up to 175 feet tall—on rope to track which ones can thrive in hotter conditions. Rising water ...