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Ed Parnell

Sep 23, 2026

8:12
So when you're talking about kelp, like we're starting to talk now, what are the most important things that you want a listener to understand and appreciate about the uniqueness of the kelp and the kelp forest?
8:29
Kelp forests are unique in that they are dominated by their eponymous name, giant kelp, right? Giant kelp and bull kelp.
8:36
And so there's two types of kelp that we're talking about on the West Coast.
8:40
We're talking about bull kelp, which is pretty much prevalent here, and then giant kelp further south.
8:45
They overlap in some areas, but underneath that are those canopies that have, you know, the other laminaries that have a woody stipe.
8:52
They're attached to the bottom.
8:53
But they also, together, all those species provide food for the animals that live within them.

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16:13
What changes we're seeing both worldwide and locally or in smaller environments like the coast of California or the coast of Washington, what are we seeing in terms of changes in those forests?

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