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  1. Freshwater, Sediments, Stress: How Climate Change Is Altering Patagonia’s Underwater Forests. @MARUM team joins Chilean-German expedition to explore the future of #GiantKelp forests in the Magallanes Fjords ➡️ marum.de/en/giant-kelp.html

  2. When #Forests on Land Burn, Forests Underwater Feel the Impact
    eos.org/articles/when-forests-

    "After a #ForestFire, rain sweeps dirt and ash... When that excess grit hits the #ocean, it can both hurt and help the #kelp. For one, the rich #nutrients can fuel the growth of marine life, but cloudy water also reduces the availability of sunlight, which can stunt growing kelp stalks. In addition, excess sediment can hinder #GiantKelp holdfasts from anchoring to the rocky #seafloor."

  3. Macroalgae are important ecosystem engineers on temperate rocky reefs, with some species (e.g., #giantkelp) explaining much variation in the diversity and composition of temperate reef communities. Not to mention...they are very cool...