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Kelp
Links
Giant Kelp Research
- Macrocystis
homepage - Mark Readdie, Department of Biology, University
of California, Santa Cruz. Provides a detailed overview of the
ecology, morphology, reproduction and evolution of Macrocystis
pyrifera.
- Macrocystis
pyrifera homepage - James Lopez.
- Kelp
Research (University of California, Santa Cruz) - Mark Carr
& Peter Raimondi Marine Ecology Laboratory; information on researchers,
research projects, university courses (eg. Kelp Forest Ecology),
photographs, 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.
- Partnership
for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)
- PISCO is a large-scale marine research program that focuses
on understanding the nearshore ecosystems of the US west coast.
The program encompasses research into understanding the dynamics
and ecology of kelp forests.
- SeaCare
(Tasmania) - information on restoration trials of Giant
Kelp in Tasmania, and general information on Giant Kelp forests.
- Kelp
Forest Reforestation Project (Baja California, Mexico) -
techniques for reforesting Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera).
- 3-D
Virtual Reality Model of Kelp Forest - 3D modelling of the
shape and motion of plants and animals in the kelp forest exhibit
at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Giant Kelp Educational Resources
Marine Botany Links
- Mike
Guiry's Seaweed Site (National University of Ireland, Galway)
- an excellent site covering all aspects of seaweeds (ie. general,
teaching, research, uses); includes extensive databases, bibliographies,
and photographs.
- Australasian
Society for Phycology and Aquatic Botany (ASPAB) - the professional
society for marine phycologists and marine botanists in Australia
and New Zealand; information on meetings, publications, conferences.
- Phycological
Society of America (PSA) - the professional society for
phycologists in America; contains excellent international links
and resources on marine and freshwater algae (societies and
journals, web publications and catalogues, algal web pages,
books, general links).
Giant Kelp Diving, Marine Photography
General Marine Education Resources
- Marine
and Environmental Education and Research (MEER) - an excellent
educational resource for marine students and researchers; includes
topics on seas and oceans, marine organisms, wildlife conservation,
coral reef maps, history of marine biology and oceanography,
reference lists and virtual field trips.
- MB
Web (Marine Biology Web) - educational resource for marine
biology students that includes reference lists organised by
subject, links to marine stations in the USA, accounts of new
and exciting research, and color photographs illustrating principles
of marine biology and ecology.
- BiologyBase
- a comprehensive list of links on oceanography and marine biology,
fish resources, and aquatic resources.
- Phil
Levin's Marine Ecological Resources - a comprehensive website
containing information on marine journals, research institutes,
publications, jobs, marine links. This page is maintained by
Phil Levin at the University of California, Santa Cruz. "It
was originally created in 1996 as a teaching tool, but has since
gotten out of control!"
- MB
Ref (Marine Biology References) - a reference source for
marine biology research, includes reference lists organised
by subject.
- International
Year of the Ocean 1998 (ABC) - an excellent educational
site (K-12) to celebrate the International Year of the Ocean.
- Marine
Education Society of Australia (MESA) - an guide to marine
educational resources within Australia.
- Ocean
Planet (Smithsonian Institution) - an on-line companion
to the travelling exhibition, Ocean Planet, which premiered
at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural
History, from April 1995 to April 1996 - where it attracted
nearly 2 million visitors.
- SeaWeb
- SeaWeb is a multimedia public education project designed
to raise awareness of the world ocean and the life within it.
Provides comprehensive information and opinion from a broad
spectrum of sources.
- Australian
Museum Fact Sheets - fact sheets, covering a wide range
of topics.
- Coasting
on the Web (National Museum of Australia) - an on-line educational
program by the National Museum of Australia to celebrate the
International Year of the Ocean.
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