La Jolla and Point Loma are home to the largest giant kelp forests on the West Coast, but those golden underwater forests are shrinking as ocean temperatures rise. A new study from Scripps Institution ...
The growth form of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is composed of shoots known as stipes instead of branches. From one ...
Giant kelp forests, an icon of the San Diego coastline, are in retreat as a result of climate change– Off the coast, water ...
Young kelp forests are returning to Peru after scientists replanted giant seaweed, creating habitat for fish and restoring ...