The documentary Sequoias of the Sea explore the challenges facing kelp ecosystems in California. It will screen at the Ocean ...

The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...

Divers recently sought evidence of the Palisades fire's underwater toll, particularly its effect on a vital anchor of the coastal ecosystem: kelp.

In short: otters eat urchins, so kelp thrives. But the slower return off California was something of a mystery. To understand ...

He concluded the small mammal was integral to maintaining harmony in coastal reef ecosystems: by feeding on sea urchins they in turn maintained the health of kelp forests -- dense groups of brown ...

and kelp interacted in both areas. Ultimately, there was more species competition off the Golden State, slowing sea otters’ positive impact on the ecosystem. They didn’t have as strong of an ...

He concluded the small mammals were integral to maintaining harmony in coastal reef ecosystems: by feeding on sea urchins, they in turn maintained the health of kelp forests—dense groups of ...

They were seeking evidence of the fire's underwater toll, particularly its effect on a vital anchor of the coastal ecosystem: kelp. The divers were with Kelp Ark, a San Pedro-based nonprofit seed ...

and kelp interacted in both areas. Ultimately, there was more species competition off the Golden State, slowing sea otters’ positive impact on the ecosystem. They didn’t have as strong of an effect as ...