Restoration Projects:
- Studies on Macrocystis population dynamics, management, and restoration techniques are not only important for ecological aspects, but also crucial for future legal and administrative actions. This report aimed to test techniques for repopulation of Macrocystis integrifolia via explantation of laboratory-grown juvenile seedlings and spore seeding by sporophylls from nearby kelp stands.
- This study aimed to explore new restoration techniques for Macrocystis and Lessonia in order to develop fishermen-feasible techniques with a good cost-benefit ratio, in order to restore major extensions of these economically important kelp forests along Chilean coasts.
