So far as feedstocks for the production of biofuels go, kelp is a highly promising one on many fronts, and a new technology promises to boost its credentials even further. Scientists at the University ...

describe characteristics of a kelp forest ecosystem. explain the interactions between habitats and species. give examples of producers, consumers and scavengers in a kelp forest. draw and label the ...

Dirigo Sea Farm Lab Assistant Jack Tennant tests the kelp solution, which he calls "the magic goop," at the lab facility in Blue Hill, Maine. (Molly Enking/Maine Public) In recent years, products like ...

Marine kelp forests along the Pacific coast took quite a beating a few years ago. These dense underwater coastal forests are one of the most productive ecosystems on our planet, that's also hugely ...

Researcher Jose Luis Kappes prepares to enter a dense Chilean kelp bed to collect reproductive fronds. (Jordan Hollarsmith/UC Davis) When a marine heat wave hit California’s coast in 2014, it brought ...

When a team of scuba-diving marine biologists explored reefs off the central coast of California, they found themselves repeatedly swimming through lush kelp forests interspersed with patches of ...

The nearshore rocky reefs of the Santa Barbara Channel are dynamic places, with populations of fish, mollusks, algae and other assorted sea life shifting in response to currents, storms and a variety ...

Satellite images comparing bull kelp canopy cover (gold shading) 2008 and 2019 off the coast of Mendocino and Sonoma Counties in Northern California. Meredith McPherson The coastal waters of Northern ...

In recent years, products like Tide pods and detergent sheets have taken off. Over 25% of Americans have switched to them since they came on the market more than a decade ago. For some, it was because ...