Kelp forests sequester five times more carbon than land-based forests. But climate change, and resulting ocean warming and acidification, are making it harder for these diverse ecosystems to survive. Words to live by: Don’t discount the organisms at the bottom of the food chain. Specifically, kelp forests. Kelp refers to the type of brown algae […]
Climate change is leading to ocean warming and acidification, resulting in dangerous sea-level rise, declining marine populations, and damaged ecosystems. As climate change worsens, temperatures are rising, biodiversity is declining, forests and other natural wonders are being lost, and ecosystem dynamics are being thrown into disarray. And, although it may not be as apparent, a […]
