Kelp Report Card 2023

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2024-06-05
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Bell, Tom W.
 Saccomanno, Vienna R.
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tnc_kelp report card_2023.pdf (2.61 MB)
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10.1575/1912/69640
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Sea surface temperature
 Northeast Pacific
 Giant kelp
 Bull kelp
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Abstract
The Kelp Report Card is an annual, data-driven evaluation of kelp canopy dynamics in the Northeast Pacific relative to historical trends. This analysis spans the West Coast of the United States through Baja California, Mexico and mobilizes 40 years of Landsat satellite-derived kelp canopy data (Bell et al. 2024) to provide a summary of 2023 trends in kelp canopy to inform strategic conservation, restoration, management, and research of this important natural resource and ecosystem. The data underlying this report card are publicly available in interactive format on Kelpwatch.org.
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© The Author(s), 2024. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published Bell, T. W., & Saccomanno, V. R. (2024) Kelp Report Card 2023. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/69640.
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Bell, T. W., & Saccomanno, V. R. (2024) Kelp Report Card 2023. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/69640.
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