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Warming accelerates ecological state shift and loss of kelp forest along Maine coast

The loss of dense kelp forests along the Maine coast—and the northward proliferation of small, carpet-like turf algae in its place—is accelerating as the ocean warms, according to new research by scientists at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.

Warming accelerates ecological state shift and loss of kelp forest along Maine coast
Image: Phys.org
The loss of dense kelp forests along the Maine coast—and the northward proliferation of small, carpet-like turf algae in its place—is accelerating as the ocean warms, according to new research by scientists at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.

Originally published at Phys.org

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