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Marine LifeMarine Life Identification

Giant Kelp: The Mainstay of Our Kelp Forests

Has any well-intentioned person ever told you that giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, is the world's fastest growing plant? Unfortunately, if…
Marty Snyderman
Marty SnydermanJune 25, 2014
EditorialsOpinions

Now’s the Time to Explore A Kelp Forest

"The number of living creatures of all Orders, whose existence intimately depends on the kelp is wonderful. A great volume…
Marty Snyderman
Marty SnydermanAugust 6, 2013
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification

Very Large, Indeed: In Praise of Giant Kelp

Taxonomists got it right when they assigned giant kelp its Latin name, Macrocystis pyrifera. It is indeed very large in…
May 14, 2013

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