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

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins.

They determined that while kelp forests had grown back in both British Columbia and Southern California, they regenerated ...

Effects of Southern California kelp beds on waves ... WINANT. 1983. Effects of a kelp forest on coastal currents. Cont. Shelf Res. 2: 75–80, doi:10.1016/0278- 4343(83)90023-7 ...

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

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

One third of southern California’s kelp forests can be found within the Channel Islands National Park. This kelp grows into forests at depths of nearly 100ft (30m). Its blades provide refuge for ...

Southern California's four national forests – the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino — comprise a beautiful tapestry of landscapes and ecosystems that host an enormous variety of ...

Marine biologists are taking action to preserve sea life after floating debris from the wildfires has blocked underwater plants from receiving sunlight, killing them.

But while kelp grew back off both coasts, forests in British Columbia regenerated far faster than in Southern California. The Canadian coastline was a classic example of the ‘trophic cascade ...

Sea otter population growth during the last century has enhanced kelp forest resilience, according to researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. When studying sea otters along the coastlines of islands ...