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. 2007 Dec 4;104(49):19163-4.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0708963104. Epub 2007 Nov 27.

The discovery of kelp forests in deep-water habitats of tropical regions

Bernabé Santelices  1
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The discovery of kelp forests in deep-water habitats of tropical regions

Bernabé Santelices. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
World distribution and example of structure of kelp forests. (A) Geographic distribution of kelp forests in surface (green lines) and deep (red lines) waters. The figure was redrawn from refs. , , and . (B) Diagrammatic profile of a kelp forest in southern Chile with Macrocystis forming an upper canopy and Lessonia forming a second canopy. The illustration was prepared by Jorge Alvarado (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile).
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