Kelp (IMAGE)

American Geophysical Union

Kelp

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Most kelp forests around the world's coastlines are struggling due to climate change, but a swath of kelp forest in Patagonia has been thriving. Its success is thanks to marine cold spells, according to a new study in AGU's Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans.

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