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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.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on September 24, 2007 10:00 PM |

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