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purple sea urchins

Coverage of purple sea urchins in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 21 · 13:00 UTCMost recent: Jun 21 · 13:00 UTC
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Haida Nationorganization1kelp foreststopic1British Columbiaplace1ocean warmingtopic1Albert Pessarrodanaperson1University of Western Australiaorganization1Urchinomicsorganization1
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  • SCIENCEJun 21 · 13:00 UTCGRIST
    Efforts to save kelp forests from ocean warming are ramping up

    Kelp forests, critical biodiversity hotspots, are declining rapidly due to ocean warming, pollution, and urchin overpopulation. Tribal volunteers from the Haida Nation in British Columbia are removing purple sea urchins to protect kelp, while scientists highlight kelp's underappreciated potential to sequester carbon, comparable to tropical rainforests.