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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
National
Muskan Singh and ET Science Desk

Divers crushed millions of purple urchins with hammers; What happened next surprised researchers as California’s lost Kelp forests are showing signs of recovery

Can smashing millions of sea urchins really bring back California's kelp forests? A few decades ago, parts of California’s coastline were covered by dense underwater forests. Then the kelp began disappearing, leaving behind reefs dominated by hungry purple sea urchins.

The response has been anything but ordinary.

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