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Dying kelp

Exposed kelp forests on Kaikōura coastline after 2016 earthquake

The 2016 earthquake caused large-scale uplift of the Kaikōura coastline, exposing kelp forests that then died off.

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Rights: Marine Ecology Research Group, Canterbury University New Zealand
Published: 23 January 2020Size: 1.71 MB
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