Status and Trends for the World's Kelp Forests

• Main Authors: Wernberg, Thomas, Krumhansl, Kira, Filbee-Dexter, Karen, Pedersen, Morten Foldager
• Other Authors: Sheppard, Charles
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Press 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Kendrick
• Online Access: https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/publications/70944e34-fbdc-4760-95e9-6f034d7fb13a; https://hdl.handle.net/1800/70944e34-fbdc-4760-95e9-6f034d7fb13a; https://www.elsevier.com/books/world-seas-an-environmental-evaluation/sheppard/978-0-12-805052-1

Kelp forests are extensive underwater habitats characterized by the presence of large seaweeds that form canopies over the seafloor. Kelps are typically competitively dominant and long-lived, with some species reaching tens of meters in height. They grow very fast and rapidly produce a vast amount o...