New View of Undersea Giant Kelp Forest "Canopy"--From Satellites Above

New View of Undersea Giant Kelp Forest "Canopy"--From Satellites Above
Tue, 24 May 2011 23:55:00 -0500

Marine scientists have a new view of the giant kelp in the Pacific Ocean--through a scuba mask and a satellite's "eye."

Forests of giant kelp, or Macrocystis pyrifera, are found in temperate coastal regions and are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth.

In a melding of data from the beneath the waves and from the skies above, researchers have developed a method for studying how environmental factors affect the kelp forests.

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