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This talk explores the global importance and decline of kelp forests, with a focus on Australia, and presents restoration approaches, including species distribution models, to guide more effective strategies adapted to future climate conditions.
Guest Speaker: Sara Barrientos de la Llana, Universidad de A Coruna, Spain
Kelp forests are among the ocean’s most important ecosystems, providing habitat for a wide variety of species, supporting fisheries, and contributing to carbon removal. Yet they are declining worldwide due to climate and non-climatic stressors, including warming, marine heat waves, storms, harvesting, eutrophication, and herbivory. This talk explores their global importance and decline, with a focus on Australia, and presents restoration approaches, including species distribution models, to guide more effective strategies adapted to future climate conditions.
No booking is required, refreshments will be provided.
For more information, please call 6659 8100.
The Marine Discovery Series lectures are held every three months (first Thursday of the month) at the Solitary Islands Aquarium starting at 6pm. See map below.
This initiative is run by Southern Cross University’s National Marine Science Centre.
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Sara Barrientos de la Llana
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Open every Saturday and Sunday and every day during the NSW school holidays from 10am to 4pm, a visit to the Aquarium will be a memorable and enriching experience for all ages.
The Aquarium is located at the National Marine Science Centre (NMSC), 2 Bay Drive, next to the Pacific Bay Resort complex just north of the Big Banana.
Turn onto Bay Drive off the Pacific Highway and the Aquarium is located 200m on the right.
All areas of the aquarium are fully wheelchair accessible.