Loss of kelp forests reverberates down to the microbial level

August 31, 2026 · 7:00 pm 1 sources

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• Loss of kelp forests reverberates down to the microbial level
  Phys.org · August 31, 2026 19:00
  As one moves north, Maine's kelp forests are being overtaken by dense mats of carpet-like turf algae. The steady decline of kelp and transition into this new state are altering the ecosystem all the way down to the microbial level, according to a new study in PNAS from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean…