Useful Links

Kelpwatch.org
This website hosts the world’s largest dynamic map of canopy-forming kelp species, empowering data-driven management and strategic restoration of kelp forest ecosystems.

NASA-funded Projects

Vulnerability of Giant Kelp Populations to Climate Change
A project to develop a global dataset of changes in kelp canopy abundance from the early 1980s to the present.

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Using Hyperspectral Imagery to Assess the Effects of Warming on New England Kelp Forests (2020)
The main objectives of this project include developing a methodology to classify kelps using hyperspectral imagery, applying convolutional neural networks to calibrate multi-spectral imagery, and modelling the influence of climate change on kelp abundance.