Sentence examples for kelp growth from inspiring English sources

Because the waters tend to be very clear, there can be enough sunlight at such depths to support kelp growth.

In addition to promoting growth of kelp forests, sea otters can also have a profound effect in rocky areas that tend to be dominated by mussel beds.

Warmer ocean temperatures have stunted the growth of the kelp that uni eat.

Growing kelp could pay off in other ways.

But the holdfast doesn't supply water to the kelp, suggesting instead that there is a fundamental growth property linking the expansion of the sunlight-capturing leaves and blades to the size of the anchoring and support structures, the scientists propose.

But macroalgae, which includes kelp and seagrass, can harbor bacteria that fend off the growth of toxic algae, explained Vera Trainer, program manager of the Marine Biotoxin Group at NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle.

But the bigger kelp gets, the more mass the holdfast takes up relative to the blades a growth pattern identical to that in trees and other large plants, researchers report this week in New Phytologist.

Kelp extract makes a great supplemental source for both trace minerals and natural growth boosters.

Kelp meal is more costly than the other ingredients, but it adds trace minerals, growth regulators and hormones to the soil.

Previous research showed that aging does influence the algae biomechanical properties, so this study further investigates the variability of kelp biomechanical properties and morphological characteristics at a given site as a function of the season (growth phase), species, and different kelp parts.

Coral reefs appear to require key herbivores in sufficient numbers to reduce macroalgae and enhance coral settlement, whereas kelp forests may require key predators on herbivores to reduce herbivory and promote kelp recruitment and growth.