The microscopic world of kelp forest ecosystems

Towering giant kelp forests can reach heights of 100 feet tall in our coastal ocean, but did you know that half of the kelp life cycle is microscopic ??" hidden beneath the waves on the ocean floor? In this talk, Dr. Brooke Weigel will take you on a tour of the microscopic world contained within kelp forest ecosystems. In addition to growing and studying microscopic kelp in her lab at Hopkins, Brooke's research zooms in even further - using genomic tools to discover the diverse microbial communities that live on the surfaces of kelp. Every square centimeter of kelp hosts 25 million bacteria - but what do they do for the kelp? Are they friends or foes? Join us as we dive into the microscopic world of our local kelp forest ecosystems!

Speaker: Brooke Weigel, Stanford University

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