Sentences with phrase «swaths of kelp forest»

For instance, an invasive brown alga called Sargassum horneri now dominates large swaths of kelp forest habitat at the islands, and while it's impacts are not yet fully understood, the kelp forests of the Channel Islands are being substantially altered.

Just offshore are swathes of kelp forests, part of this ecologically sensitive landscape, where you often sight crayfish divers or hoop net fishermen.