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kelp-to-turfshift1 CONSTRUCTKelp-to-turf shiftFILBEE-DEXTER · MARINE BIOLOGY

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Marine biology

the replacement of kelp forests by low mats of turf algae, a degraded state that resists kelp recovery.

In marine biology, kelp-to-turf shift refers to the replacement of kelp forests by low mats of turf algae, a degraded state that resists kelp recovery. This meaning comes from Filbee-Dexter (2018) in BioScience.[1]

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  1. Filbee-Dexter, K., & Wernberg, T. (2018). Rise of Turfs: A New Battlefront for Globally Declining Kelp Forests. BioScience, 68(2), 64-76. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix147

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