UAF researchers discover complex ecosystem among Alaska seaweed debris
![Brian Ulaski and Jennifer Tusten collect cores from the wrack line at Camel Rock in Kachemak Bay in summer 2021. Photo by Alice Bailey UAF researchers discover complex ecosystem among Alaska seaweed debris](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/image2023-06-25-3.jpg)
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have discovered a thriving ecosystem among the decomposing seaweed debris that covers many Alaska beaches, including nearly 100 different types of invertebrates found in surveys at a handful of sites on the Kenai Peninsula. It’s the first Alaska-based survey of the marine algae that washes up on beaches, known as […]