Impact of kelp forest on seawater chemistry–A review

K Kosek, P Kukliński - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Kelp forests, globally distributed in cool temperate and polar waters, are renowned for their
pivotal role in supporting species diversity and fostering macroalgae productivity. These …

Marine heatwaves and decreased light availability interact to erode the ecophysiological performance of habitat‐forming kelp species

AV Bass, KE Smith, DA Smale - Journal of Phycology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal marine ecosystems are threatened by a range of anthropogenic stressors, operating
at global, local, and temporal scales. We investigated the impact of marine heatwaves …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change and species facilitation affect the recruitment of macroalgal marine forests

M Monserrat, S Comeau, J Verdura, S Alliouane… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Marine forests are shrinking globally due to several anthropogenic impacts including climate
change. Forest-forming macroalgae, such as Cystoseira sl species, can be particularly …

Spatiotemporal variability in population demography and morphology of the habitat-forming macroalga Saccorhiza polyschides in the Western English Channel

N Salland, C Wilding, A Jensen, DA Smale - Annals of Botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Large brown macroalgae serve as foundation organisms
along temperate and polar coastlines, providing a range of ecosystem services. Saccorhiza …

[HTML][HTML] Deep-living and diverse Antarctic seaweeds as potentially important contributors to global carbon fixation

LW Tait, C Chin, W Nelson, S George… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Global models predict that Antarctica has little suitable habitat for macroalgae and that
Antarctic macroalgae therefore make a negligible contribution to global carbon fixation …

Spectral light quality on the seabed matters for macroalgal community composition at the extremities of light limitation

F Thoral, MH Pinkerton, LW Tait… - Limnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Compromised light quantity on the seabed affects the composition and resilience of marine
forests and the maintenance of ecosystem services. However, the response of macroalgal …

[HTML][HTML] The role of grazers in early-life stages of Cystoseira sensu lato can be crucial in the restoration of marine forests

M Monserrat, J Verdura, S Comeau… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Grazing is one of the most important biological factors controlling the abundance of early-life
stages of fucoids and one of the major issues when restoring marine forests. Benthic …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and temporal variation in the diversity and structure of understorey macrofaunal assemblages within Laminaria hyperborea forests in the northeast …

HS Earp, DA Smale, NG King, J Bestwick… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Kelp species function as foundation organisms along almost one third of the world's
coastlines, where they underpin diverse and productive forest habitats. The three …

Seasonal and spatial variability in rates of primary production and detritus release by intertidal stands of Laminaria digitata and Saccharina latissima on wave …

AR Gilson, LJ White, MT Burrows… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal habitats are increasingly recognized as fundamentally important components of
global carbon cycles, but the rates of carbon flow associated with marine macrophytes are …

Quantifying use of kelp forest habitat by commercially important crustaceans in the United Kingdom

DA Smale, NG King, M Jackson-Bué… - Journal of the Marine …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Kelp forests are regarded as important nursery and foraging habitats for commercially
important species of finfish and shellfish despite an absence of fishery-independent data in …