The sugar kelp Saccharina latissima I: recent advances in a changing climate

N Diehl, H Li, L Scheschonk… - Annals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The sugar kelp Saccharina latissima is a Laminariales species widely
distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Its physiology and ecology have been studied since …

Impact of climate change on Arctic macroalgal communities

A Lebrun, S Comeau, F Gazeau, JP Gattuso - Global and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
The Arctic region faces a warming rate that is more than twice the global average. Sea-ice
loss, increase in precipitation and freshwater discharge, changes in underwater light, and …

Kelp forest community structure and demography in Kongsfjorden (Svalbard) across 25 years of Arctic warming

L Düsedau, S Fredriksen, M Brand… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard is a hotspot of global warming and many fjords
experience a continuous increase in seawater temperature and glacial melt while sea‐ice …

Variation in thermal tolerance of the giant kelp's gametophytes: Suitability of habitat, population quality or local adaptation?

R Becheler, D Haverbeck, C Clerc… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera is a cosmopolitan species of cold-temperate coasts. Its
South-American distribution ranges from Peru to Cape Horn and Argentina, encompassing a …

Summer Heatwave Impacts on the European Kelp Saccharina latissima Across Its Latitudinal Distribution Gradient

N Diehl, MY Roleda, I Bartsch, U Karsten… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Kelps are important foundation species in coastal ecosystems currently experiencing
pronounced shifts in their distribution patterns caused by ocean warming. While some …

Exploring intraspecific variability – biochemical and morphological traits of the sugar kelp Saccharina latissima along latitudinal and salinity gradients in Europe

N Diehl, N Steiner, K Bischof, U Karsten… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Broadly distributed seaweeds, such as the boreal-temperate kelp species Saccharina
latissima, contain a multitude of metabolites supporting acclimation to environmental …

Chloroplast DNA methylation in the kelp Saccharina latissima is determined by origin and possibly influenced by cultivation

L Scheschonk, AML Nilsen, K Bischof… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
DNA cytosine methylation is an important epigenetic mechanism in genomic DNA. In most
land plants, it is absent in the chloroplast DNA. We detected methylation in the chloroplast …

Photoperiod and temperature interactions drive the latitudinal distribution of Laminaria hyperborea (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) under climate change

N Diehl, P Laeseke, I Bartsch, M Bligh… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Due to global rises in temperature, recent studies predict marine species shifting toward
higher latitudes. We investigated the impact of interacting abiotic drivers on the distribution …

Run-off impacts on Arctic kelp holobionts have strong implications on ecosystem functioning and bioeconomy

S Niedzwiedz, C Schmidt, Y Yang… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Kelps (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) are foundation species along Arctic rocky
shores, providing the basis for complex ecosystems and supporting a high secondary …

Subarctic sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima, Phaeophyceae) summer productivity and contribution to carbon budgets

S Roy, C Nozais, LE Johnson… - Journal of Phycology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Kelp forests are known to be very productive ecosystems and constitute a central component
of the marine carbon cycle in coastal areas. Nevertheless, crucial carbon‐related data are …