Insight into the fate of kelp carbon
Research out by the KELPEX team has found that detached kelp fragments can be transported many kilometers, and have the potential to...
Can't find forests in the Arctic? Look underwater!
In fact, these lush underwater forests are particularly striking in the Arctic, where terrestrial coasts are barren and ice scoured with...
You can never know too much about kelp
At least that is our opinion. And trust us, we are not biased in any way. This week the KELPEX team published a book chapter in 'World...
Blue forests are golden
KELPEX WP1 was back in action in Sommarøy this May with another successful campaign. Amazing working in these ecosystems. Updates on our...
Bad weather days are poo
Our WP1 May campaign is in full swing collecting our final round of data for the KELPEX project. After a few days of excellent diving...
A km of line and a ski vacation
Funny story. Remember that earlier post about the high tech field equipment required to conduct research in these deep fjord habitats?...
How does kelp detritus move to deep fjords?
Our new KELPEX paper was just published in Oecologia! Check it out here. In this manuscript we asked: How is detritus transported from...
Rise of turfs
KELPEX published research today in BioScience on the global extent of the shifts from kelp forests to flat degraded reef seascapes...
Master of (Kelp) Death
Big congratulations to Nicolai Lond Frisk for completing his MSc work and successfully defending his thesis this week. His research...
WP1 wraps things up
Hard to believe that we are closing out the field work component of KELPEX! The WP1 dream team finished strong with a successful 5th...