Living in the Environment 18th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 17

Search for kelp forests, and use the results to find sources of information about how a warmer ocean, as a result of climate change, might affect California's coastal kelp beds on which the southern sea otters depend ( Core Case Study ). Write a report on what you found. Try to include information on current effects of warmer water on the kelp beds as well as projections about future effects. Also, summarize any information you might find on possible ways to prevent harm to these kelp beds.