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Karitāne.TIF
Rimurimu forests, like this one at Karitāne, have provided a source of kai for mana whenua for hundreds of years. Abundance of these kelp species varies globally—they are declining in some areas and increasing in others. Changing ocean currents and weather patterns result in marine heat waves that have a devastating effect in southern New Zealand, but so does suspended sediment that runs off the land, reducing light penetration into the depths that fuels kelp growth. Beds that have disappeared won’t re-establish until we have addressed these limiting factors.
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 176 July/August 2022.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-kelp/
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2022. Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 176 July/August 2022.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-kelp/
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2022. Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
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