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

  • May 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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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.

Originally published at Phys.org

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