Science8 min read
Life Under the Canopy: How Kelp Forests Sculpt Light
A kelp canopy is a living skylight — filtering intensity, colour and flicker for everything beneath it. How that sculpted light builds the understorey.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
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Science8 min read
Water Clarity and Light: How Far Down Kelp Can Grow
Light is kelp's only real ceiling. How seawater absorbs and scatters sunlight, what sets kelp's depth limit, and why water clarity is a restoration variable.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Science11 min read
Light Underwater: Why Depth and Colour Decide Where Kelp Grows
Seawater filters sunlight within metres — reds vanish first, blues travel deepest. How underwater light sets the depth limits, seasons and colour of the world's kelp forests.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·