Extreme Warming Challenges Sentinel Status of Kelp Forests as Indicators of Climate Change

Robert J. Miller1, Daniel Reed2, Libe Washburn3, Andrew Rassweiler1, Tom W. Bell4 and Shannon Harrer2, (1)University of California Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (2)University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (3)University of California Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute and Department of Geography, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (4)University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, United States