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Assessing potential recovery solutions to shift from kina barrens to kelp forests
Bulmer R, Pilditch C, Stephenson F, Shears N & Flowers G (June 2024)
Kelp forests are highly productive ecosystems that provide habitat and food for many ecologically and commercially important fish and invertebrate species. However, habitat shifts from kelp forests to kina barrens are increasingly recognised as an issue affecting coastal reefs in Aotearoa New Zealand. Management actions that address the problem using existing information are urgently needed.