Mediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns

S Bevilacqua, L Airoldi, E Ballesteros… - Advances in marine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global change is striking harder and faster in the Mediterranean Sea than elsewhere, where
high levels of human pressure and proneness to climate change interact in modifying the …

Concise review of genus Lessonia Bory

AE Nardelli, W Visch, JT Wright, CL Hurd - Journal of Applied Phycology, 2023 - Springer
Lessonia (order Laminariales) is a kelp genus restricted to the temperate southern
hemisphere, where species form dense forests from the low intertidal to 25 m depth at wave …

Concise review of the genus Durvillaea Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825

M Velásquez, CI Fraser, WA Nelson, F Tala… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Springer
The genus Durvillaea includes six currently accepted species, as well as two newly
proposed species. Durvillaea spp. have a diplontic life cycle, lack a free-living gametophyte …

Carbon storage estimation of Lessonia trabeculata kelp beds in Southern Peru: an analysis from the San Juan de Marcona region

O Aller-Rojas, B Moreno, H Aponte… - Carbon …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Carbon storage is one of the most important ecosystem services provided by kelp beds.
Laminarialean kelps are widely harvested along the Warm Temperate South-eastern Pacific …

Float and raft: role of buoyant seaweeds in the phylogeography and genetic structure of non-buoyant associated flora

EC Macaya, B López, F Tala, F Tellier… - … : adaptation and evolution …, 2016 - Springer
Many seaweed species (primary rafters) float at the sea surface and travel with marine
currents after detachment from benthic habitats. Various studies have confirmed that …

Epibiont communities on stranded kelp rafts of Durvillaea antarctica (Fucales, Phaeophyceae)—Do positive interactions facilitate range extensions?

BA López, EC Macaya, MM Rivadeneira… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study examines how rafting on floating bull kelps can shape the biogeographic
patterns of raft‐associated species, and analyses the spatio‐temporal variability of …

Multicellularity and the Need for Communication—A Systematic Overview on (Algal) Plasmodesmata and Other Types of Symplasmic Cell Connections

L Wegner, ML Porth, K Ehlers - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the evolution of eukaryotes, the transition from unicellular to simple multicellular
organisms has happened multiple times. For the development of complex multicellularity …

Morphological, genotypic and metabolomic signatures confirm interfamilial hybridization between the ubiquitous kelps Macrocystis (Arthrothamnaceae) and Lessonia …

P Murúa, RA Edrada-Ebel, L Muñoz, S Soldatou… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Macrocystis pyrifera and Lessonia spicata are economically and ecologically relevant brown
seaweeds that recently have been classified as members of two separated families within …

The variable routes of rafting: stranding dynamics of floating bull kelp Durvillaea antarctica (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) on beaches in the SE Pacific

BA López, EC Macaya, F Tala, F Tellier… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Dispersal on floating seaweeds depends on availability, viability, and trajectories of the rafts.
In the southern hemisphere, the bull kelp Durvillaea antarctica is one of the most common …

Does the harvest of the natural populations of the floating seaweed Durvillaea incurvata (Surh) Macaya affect its dispersal potential?

BA López, RO Ramírez, EA Guzmán - Algal Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Dispersal of floating seaweeds contributes to the connectivity of marine communities. Little is
known about the harvest of natural populations by fishermen on the dispersal capacity of …