An unexpected forest in the ocean
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- NPR ([email protected])
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- Wed 28 Jun 2023
- Episode Link
- https://www.npr.org/2023/06/21/1183564114/why-finding-kelp-in-the-galapagos-is-like-finding-a-polar-bear-in-the-bahamas
Salomé Buglass discovered an unexpected kelp forest while studying underwater mountains in the Galapagos. Kelp—a type of seaweed—usually grows in shallower, cooler areas. So why was an entire kelp forest growing in these deeper, tropical waters? Today on the show, Salomé talks to host Regina G. Barber about what it means, and how it could help in the fight against climate change.
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