12 articles
Diverse kelp forests ride out marine heatwaves that wipe out simple ones. Here's the ecology of the biodiversity–stability relationship — and how it guides restoration.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
A restored kelp forest delivers fish, jobs, cleaner water and coastal protection alongside carbon. Here's how those co-benefits are measured and valued.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Kelp doesn't just grow — it builds. As an ecosystem engineer, kelp reshapes light, flow, chemistry and shelter to create habitat for thousands of species.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
'Nature positive' is everywhere and defined almost nowhere. Here's what the term actually means, what a credible claim requires, and the red flags of nature greenwash.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
The TNFD framework is pushing companies to measure and disclose nature-related risks. Here's what it means for coasts, oceans and marine business.
Priya Raman ·
Biodiversity credits promise funding for nature restoration that carbon markets can't reach. Here's how they work, what can go wrong, and where marine ecosystems fit.
Priya Raman ·
Environmental DNA lets scientists census a kelp forest from a few litres of seawater. How eDNA surveys work, what they miss, and why they matter.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
MPAs, marine reserves, no-take zones explained — how protection levels differ, what the evidence shows, and what MPAs can and can't do for kelp forests.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
A single kelp blade hosts algae, bryozoans, hydroids and a whole mobile fauna. Meet the epiphytes — the living deck that perches on the forest's leaves.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
Inside a kelp holdfast census at Tinderbox: bagging, sieving and counting the hundreds of small animals that tell us whether a restored reef is alive.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
DNA barcoding reads a short, standard gene to name a seaweed. How it works, what it has revealed about kelp's cryptic species — and where it struggles.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
A temperate reef is stacked like a city: canopy, understory, turf and encrusting floor. Learn what drives subtidal zonation and why divers see it everywhere.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·