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Assisted recolonisation accelerates kelp forest restoration on urchin barrens
- 1Coastal Research Station, University of the Gulf
- 2Northshore Institute of Technology
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- Published
- DOI
- 10.00000/fsin.2025.0110
- Volume
- Vol. 9
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Abstract
Kelp forests have declined across many temperate coastlines. In a five-year field experiment, combined urchin removal and spore-bag seeding restored canopy density to reference levels within three years, while removal alone produced slower and patchier recovery.
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Rahman, A. & Varga, E. (2025). Assisted recolonisation accelerates kelp forest restoration on urchin barrens. Marine Ecology & Conservation, Vol. 9. https://doi.org/10.00000/fsin.2025.0110
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