

How does kelp detritus move to deep fjords?
Our new KELPEX paper was just published in Oecologia! Check it out here. In this manuscript we asked: How is detritus transported from shallow kelp forests to deep fjord habitats? We tackled this question using a combination of diving, drop camera transects, deep trawls and camera surveys from our deep sea cruise. Our surveys showed that large amounts of kelp detritus enters deep regions beyond the kelp forests. We used size measures of detritus in deep and shallow habitats t