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The collapse of Northern California kelp forests will be hard to reverse

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2021-03-05

Satellite imagery shows that the area covered by kelp forests off the coast of Northern California has dropped by more than 95 percent, with just a few small, isolated patches of bull kelp remaining. Species-rich kelp forests have been replaced by "urchin barrens," where purple sea urchins cover a seafloor devoid of kelp and other algae.

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https://phys.org/news/2021-03-collapse-northern-california-kelp-forests.html