DNA analysis reveals cryptic underwater ecosystem engineers

(University of British Columbia) They look like smears of pink bubblegum on the rocks off British Columbia's coast, indistinguishable from one another.But a new DNA analysis of coralline algae led by UBC and Hakai Institute researchers has revealed a wealth of different species -- a diversity that could hold the key to protecting critical underwater habitats like kelp forests.
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