Giant Kelp Marine Forests of South East Australia

Status: Endangered on the EPBC Act list

The Giant Kelp Marine Forests of South East Australia is a unique ecological community that extends from the ocean floor to the ocean surface and exhibits a Ôforest-likeÕ structure with a diverse range of organisms occupying its benthic, pelagic and upper-canopy layers.

Government evidence of impact of climate change:

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  • Approved Conservation Advice for Giant Kelp Marine Forests of South East Australia

    These are all driven by climate change.

    Threat abatement is complex; due to the number of different threats involved and the high level nature of a threat such as climate change.

    The key threats to the ecological community include increasing sea surface temperatures; changes in nutrient availability in warmer waters; changes in weather patterns and large scale oceanographic conditions; and associated range expansion of invasive species that can have a catastrophic impact on the ecological community.

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