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Published online 24 September 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070924-1
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Kelp forests widespread in tropical waters
Cold-loving seaweed not limited to chilly waters after all.
Kelp forests, long held to be limited to cold waters, have been discovered in the tropics and may be more widespread than previously thought, new research shows.
These expanses of large brown seaweeds are known to serve as hotspots for marine diversity in colder climes; they teem with fish and other animals that take shelter in their dense stands.
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