Kelps are ecologically important primary producers and ecosystem engineers, and play a
central role in structuring nearshore temperate habitats. They play an important role in …

Kelp forests along temperate and polar coastlines represent some of most diverse and
productive habitats on the Earth. Here, we synthesize information from> 60 years of research …

The use of cultivated seaweeds as a feedstock for multiple industrial applications has
gained increasing interest in the Western World over the past decades. Norway has an …

Understanding the impacts of climate change on biological systems requires observational
data over multi-decadal time spans and broad spatial scales. Extensive research at an …

Macrophyte systems, including kelp, seaweed and seagrasses, have revealed high diversity
and abundance of associated fauna along the Norwegian coast. In the present study, data …

This review about the genus Laminaria sensu lato summarizes the extensive literature that
has been published since the overview of the genus given by Kain in 1979. The recent …

Sugar kelp forests (Saccharina latissima) normally dominate the sublittoral rocky sea bed in
medium exposed to sheltered areas of the Norwegian coast. In 2002, a large-scale …

Abstract Chung, IK, Oak, JH, Lee, JA, Shin, JA, Kim, JG, and Park, K.-S. 2013. Installing kelp
forests/seaweed beds for mitigation and adaptation against global warming: Korean Project …

Kelp forests are highly productive coastal habitats and are emerging as important sources of
organic matter for other ecosystems. Although their high rates of productivity and detritus …

Small-scale grazing events where sea urchins have grazed kelp forests to barren grounds
have been reported all along the NE Atlantic coast. One large-scale event has been …