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Kelp 101: What Are Kelp Forests, and Why Do They Matter?
Cover Image: Giant kelp forest in California © Taylor Griffith
Kelp forests, to those who know and love them, are some of the most majestic places on Earth. But for many others, these magnificent ecosystems remain unknown, out of sight and out of mind beneath the waves.
Found along 30% of the world’s coastlines in temperate waters, these underwater forests provide critical habitat, biodiversity, and benefits to thousands of marine species, coastal communities and the planet as a whole.
Despite their importance, kelp forests are often overlooked in high-level conservation by better-known systems like coral reefs or mangroves. But a growing global movement, energized by the global community of kelp lovers and organizations like the Kelp Forest Alliance (KFA) are working to change that, and to help the kelp.…
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Kelp forests, to those who know and love them, are some of the most majestic places on Earth. But for many others, these magnificent ecosystems remain unknown, out of sight and out of mind beneath the waves.
Found along 30% of the world’s coastlines in temperate waters, these underwater forests provide critical habitat, biodiversity, and benefits to thousands of marine species, coastal communities and the planet as a whole.
Despite their importance, kelp forests are often overlooked in high-level conservation by better-known systems like coral reefs or mangroves. But a growing global movement, energized by the global community of kelp lovers and organizations like the Kelp Forest Alliance (KFA) are working to change that, and to help the kelp.…
The post Kelp 101: What Are Kelp Forests, and Why Do They Matter? appeared first on Mission Blue.
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