Macrocystis pyrifera forests at the Todos Santos islands. Credit: Botanica Marina/Dr Luis Malpica Cruz and MaxCal An unusually long period of warm waters caused invasive species of algae to completely replace a community of native kelp surrounding a Mexican island, according to results published in Botanica Marina. The waters ...
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