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kelp
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
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kelp Large brown seaweeds of the genus
Laminaria. Occasionally used as food or food ingredient but mostly the ash is used as a source of alkali and iodine. Sometimes claimed as a
health food with unspecified properties.
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Kelp. (photos and essay on kelp beds and the animals that live in them)(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Ranger Rick; 1/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...forest plants (see photos) are giant kelp, a type of algae (AL-jee). Giant kelp--and other types of forest-forming kelps--grow in cool coastal waters where...on page 27 shows where in the world kelp forests are found.) The kelp needs...
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KELP HARVESTING STIRS DEBATE OVER COASTAL LIFE
Newspaper article from: The Columbian; 2/14/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...and slices off a long frond of dark green kelp, hauling the slimy leaves on board. Later...through a canopy of swaying feather boa kelp strands at a sea otter floating on its...industry thrives here because the lush kelp forests provide a unique diving experience...
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Kelp make a comeback off PVP
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 8/31/2008; ; 700+ words
; PHOTOS: » Kelp forest gallery The small boat stocked with...wet suits and admired a thick blanket of kelp poking through the surface, its brownish...fronds rippling across the water. A lush kelp forest has taken root on the rocky floor...
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THE KELP ENEMY
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 6/2/2006; ; 700+ words
; Giant kelp forests once dominated the Southern California...water of El Nios have denuded their share of kelp forests, a new study shows that, among...rural areas do not seem to be the culprit for kelp degradation. Instead, it's the lack of...
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HOW KELP BENEFITS THE BODY BY SUZY COHEN, R.PH.(LIFE-HEALTH)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/30/2004; 671 words
; ...husband has a very bad back and he took kelp to strengthen it. While it made him feel...because he has hyperthyroidism. What does kelp do and why can't he take it? -- C...hormone. Your husband should not take kelp because it contains iodine, and this makes...
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Effects of kelp supplementation on thyroid function in euthyroid subjects.(JOURNAL ABSTRACTS: Iodine)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Life Extension; 10/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...effects of ingestion of two different doses of supplemental kelp on the thyroid function of healthy euthyroid subjects...receive placebo (4 alfalfa capsules per day), low-dose kelp (2 kelp capsules and 2 alfalfa capsules per day), or high...
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Unsustainable Harvest of Bull Kelp Could Harm Coastal Ecosystems in Pacific Northwest
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 6/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...measures on the commercial harvest of bull kelp, the Lenfest Ocean Program released a...Ecology and Management of the Bull Kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana: A Synthesis with...coastal ecosystems) and concludes that bull kelp not only plays a vital role in sustaining...
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HELP FOR KELP; Terminal Island project seeks to restore underwater plant
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 6/26/2002; ; 700+ words
; HELP FOR KELP. Terminal Island project seeks to restore underwater...within two months grow into tiny sprouts of giant kelp, the marine plant that once reigned supreme along California's coast. The kelp "seedlings" are being nurtured by the California...
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A Call for Kelp; This Oceanic Plant Protects Plants From Frost
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/6/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...ocean. The frost-protective substance is kelp, a highly nutritional seaweed that is...staple of thousands of marine creatures. Kelp has found its way into many of America...earth view it almost as a miracle product. Kelp, the best of which comes out of the cold...
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Growth and Productivity of Sublittoral Fringe Kelps (Laminaria longicruris) Bach. Pyl. in Cobscook Bay, Maine
Magazine article from: Northeastern Naturalist; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...stands was comparable to kelps in general, but productivity...sup -1^. Introduction Kelp forests are large, nearshore...and isolated stands of kelp, e.g., Laminaria...offshore rock outcrops, kelps form large, open, park...pinnacles forming dense kelp forests (Vadas and Steneck...
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Kelp
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Kelp Description Kelp ( Fucus vesiculosus ) is a type of brown seaweed, moderate in size...northwestern United States and northern Europe. There are several varieties of kelp: true kelp, which thrives in cool seas; giant kelp, and bladder kelp...
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Kelp and Kelp Forests
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Kelp and kelp forests Brown algae, also known as kelps, are a group of seaweeds in the...abundant. Their excessive feeding on kelps greatly reduced the extent and luxuriance of the kelp forests. Fortunately, this balance...
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Kelp Forests
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...towering, growth of kelp that occurs in some...algae, also known as kelps, are a group of seaweeds...thereby keeping the kelp forests intact. This...sea otters, and kelps became upset during...excessive feeding on kelps greatly reduced the...luxuriance of the kelp forests. ...
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kelp
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
kelp Any of several brown seaweeds commonly found on Atlantic...brown algae . A source of iodine and potassium compounds, kelps are now used in a number of industrial processes. Giant kelp (Macrocystis) exceeds 46m (150ft) in length. Phylum...
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kelp flies
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
kelp flies See COELOPIDAE .
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