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Maine’s disappearing kelp forests are changing the reef microbiome itself

6+ hour, 19+ min ago   (871+ words) Kelp forest loss leaves Maine reefs with sun-powered microbes and a reworked water chemistry, raising questions about coastal carbon. Kelp grows in stands tall enough to swim through. Along much of the Maine coast, those stands are giving way to…...