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Along the Norwegian coast these forests cover 5,800 km 2, [29] and they support large numbers of animals. [30] [31] Numerous sessile animals (sponges, bryozoans and ascidians) are found on kelp stipes and mobile invertebrate fauna are found in high densities on epiphytic algae on the kelp stipes and on kelp holdfasts. [32]
The total amount of iodine in the human body is still controversial, and in 2001, M.T. Hays published in Thyroid that "it is surprising that the total iodine content of the human body remains uncertain after many years of interest in iodine metabolism. Only the iodine content of the thyroid gland has been measured accurately by fluorescent ...
An alternative offset would be to cultivate kelp forests. Kelp can grow at 2 feet per day, 30 times faster than terrestrial plants. Planting kelp across 10% of the oceans (4.5 x the area of Australia) could provide the same offset. Additionally, the kelp would support a fish harvest of 2 megatons per year and reduce ocean acidification. Large ...
Natural food sources of iodine include seafood which contains fish, seaweeds, kelp, shellfish and other foods which contain dairy products, eggs, meats, vegetables, so long as the animals ate iodine richly, and the plants are grown on iodine-rich soil. [114] [115] Iodised salt is fortified with potassium iodate, a salt of iodine, potassium, oxygen.
Seaweed's appearance resembles non-woody terrestrial plants. Its anatomy includes: [10] [11] Thallus: algal body Lamina or blade: flattened structure that is somewhat leaf-like Sorus: spore cluster; pneumatocyst, air bladder: a flotation-assisting organ on the blade; Kelp, float: a flotation-assisting organ between the lamina and stipe
Plus, some tips for cooking kelp. A nutrition pro highlights kelp's dietary health benefits, including essential nutrients and a potential metabolism boost. Plus, some tips for cooking kelp.
Alaria marginata, the winged kelp, is a brown alga species in the genus Alaria.It can grow up to 13 feet. Fronds are long and narrow with raised midrib and wavy edges. Each frond has two rows of several smooth, oblong, 5 inch spore-bearing blades at the base in winter.
Among one of the most nutrient-rich sea vegetables popular in these regions is kelp, a type of seaweed. “Eat more vegetables” is healthy eating 101; you don’t have to know all that much ...