Giant kelp gives Southern California marine ecosystems a strong foundation
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 10:11
in Earth & Climate
Certain species serve as the foundations of their ecosystems. Scientists are increasingly interested in ecological stability — the factors that allow an ecosystem to withstand pressures and perturbations — especially in view of human impacts such as climate change and pollution. Now, researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have leveraged long-term ecological data to probe […]