4 articles
A kelp seed bank is a genetics program, not a freezer. Provenance, diversity targets, collection design and rotation — managing seedstock for resilient kelp.
Dr. Elias Brandt ·
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 ·
Moving warm-tolerant kelp genotypes ahead of climate heat could buy forests decades. Here's the evidence, the ecological risks and the protocols that make it safer.
Dr. Elias Brandt ·
Kelp survived the ice ages in pockets called glacial refugia. That history still structures the genetics of today's forests — and guides restoration.
Dr. Elias Brandt ·