4/12/26: A Conversation with Seaweed Biologist Amanda Savoie, part 2

Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield

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Anguilla Island Ledges | Glen Mittelhauser

Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser

Research scientist Amanda Savoie describes how new surveys are revealing more Arctic seaweed diversity than previously assumed, even in regions once thought to lack suitable substrate. She reflects on the cultural importance of kelp in northern communities, the ecological role of seaweeds as primary producers and habitat-formers, and why documenting coastal biodiversity is critical as warming oceans reshape kelp forests in places like the Gulf of Maine.

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