Satellite images of kelp canopy (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Satellite images of kelp canopy

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Satellite images show the dramatic reduction from 2008 to 2019 in the area covered by kelp forests (gold) off the coast of Mendocino and Sonoma Counties in Northern California.

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Meredith McPherson

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