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Other Major Kelp Sites
For more
detailed biological information on Macrocystis visit the following
webpages:
- The
Macrocystis Homepage by Mark Readdie, Department of Biology, University
of California, Santa Cruz - provides a detailed overview of the ecology,
morphology, reproduction and evolution of Macrocystis pyrifera
- The
Macrocystis pyrifera Homepage by James Lopez
- Kelp
Research (University of California, Santa Cruz) by Mark Carr
& Peter Raimondi Marine Ecology Laboratory - information on
researchers, research projects, university course (eg. Kelp Forest
Ecology), photographs and descriptions of marine plants and animals.
- Kelp
Forests (Moss Landing Marine Labs, NOAA) - provides detailed
research information on the kelp forests of the Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuary (and central California), including distribution
and ecology, assemblages (algal, invertebrate, vertebrate), and
human uses and impacts on kelp communities.
- US
Kelp Forests (State University of New York, Stony Brook) - overview
of the range and ecology of kelp forests in the USA
- Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary (California) - contains a host
of information on the education and research programs and downloadable
publications of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, particularly
the nearshore kelp forest ecosystem
For information
on community-based kelp reforestation projects see:
For a comprehensive
list of Giant Kelp and kelp websites, see Kelp
Links (in Kelp Resources).
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