Exposed kelp forests on Kaikōura coastline after 2016 earthquake
Rights: Marine Ecology Research Group, Canterbury University New Zealand Published 23 January 2020 Size: 1.7 MB Referencing Hub media

The 2016 earthquake caused large-scale uplift of the Kaikōura coastline, exposing kelp forests that then died off.

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    Kelp forests after the Kaikōura earthquake

    The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake caused sudden large-scale changes along the coastline. The intertidal zones were lifted up to 6 metres in some places. In the media, footage of the uplifted coastline ...

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