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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Noted that the giant bladder kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) can reach a maximum length of more than 60 meters (197 feet). | Jan 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Is Kelp good for you? | Mar 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Nature Communications - The value of ecosystem services in global marine kelp forests. | Jan 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - What does the future look like for kelp when facing multiple stressors? | Oct 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Marine Science - Unseen and unheard: the invisibility of kelp forests in international environmental governance. | Sep 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Phaeoviruses discovered in kelp (Laminariales). | Jul 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Milne Publishing - Inanimate Life - Kelp: Laminaria, a brown algae. | Mar 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Rochester Medical Center - Health Encylopedia - Kelp. | Feb 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Kelp Waits to Take Its Place in America's Stomachs. | Nov 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - How Kelp Can Actually Help You Lose Weight and Balance Your Hormones. | Sep 25, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 31, 2023 | ||
| Added the audio story “Otters, Algae, and Plants, Oh My.” | Feb 27, 2020 | ||
| Mentioned the ecological importance of kelps and added the common name of bull kelp for the genus Nereocystis. | Feb 27, 2020 | ||
| Expanded the physical description of Laminaria. | Jan 11, 2017 | ||
| Added two images of kelp. | Jan 10, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Kelp. | Feb 06, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Office of Naval Research - Habitats: Kelp - Characteristics. | May 18, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 02, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of California, Berkeley: Museum of Paleontology - Introduction to the Phaeophyta. | Jun 27, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of California, Berkeley: Museum of Paleontology - Introduction to the Phaeophyta. | Jun 27, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Kelp Forests. | May 31, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Kelp Forests. | May 31, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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