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🌿 Kelp Forest Simulator (2D)

Side-view kelp forest model: light attenuation with depth, kelp growth and the sea otter - sea urchin trophic cascade with tipping points, checked numerically.

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⚙ Under the hood

Side-view 2D companion of the 3D kelp forest: Beer-Lambert light fading with depth, kelp growth and the sea otter - sea urchin trophic cascade with phase-plane and tipping-point plots, checked numerically.

Kelp ForestTrophic CascadeLight AttenuationSea OtterSea Urchin

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install