Oceans and coastal ecosystems and their services

S Cooley, D Schoeman, L Bopp, P Boyd, S Donner… - 2023 - digital.csic.es
Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

A review of the opportunities and challenges for using remote sensing for management of surface-canopy forming kelps

KC Cavanaugh, T Bell, M Costa, NE Eddy… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Surface-canopy forming kelps provide the foundation for ecosystems that are ecologically,
culturally, and economically important. However, these kelp forests are naturally dynamic …

Hard bottom macrobenthos of chilean patagonia: Emphasis on conservation of sublitoral invertebrate and algal forests

V Häussermann, G Försterra, J Laudien - Conservation in Chilean …, 2024 - Springer
The region of the fjords, channels, and islands of Chilean Patagonia (41° 42'S 73° 02'W; 56°
29'S 68° 44'W) has one of the most rugged coasts and is one of the least studied marine …

Kelpwatch: A new visualization and analysis tool to explore kelp canopy dynamics reveals variable response to and recovery from marine heatwaves

TW Bell, KC Cavanaugh, VR Saccomanno… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Giant kelp and bull kelp forests are increasingly at risk from marine heatwave events,
herbivore outbreaks, and the loss or alterations in the behavior of key herbivore predators …

A multi-satellite mapping framework for floating kelp forests

L Gendall, SB Schroeder, P Wills, M Hessing-Lewis… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Kelp forests provide key habitat on the Pacific Coast of Canada; however, the long-term
changes in their distribution and abundance remain poorly understood. With advances in …

One of the least disturbed marine coastal ecosystems on Earth: Spatial and temporal persistence of Darwin's sub‐Antarctic giant kelp forests

A Mora‐Soto, A Capsey, AM Friedlander… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Marine habitats and their dynamics are difficult to systematically monitor, particularly
those in remote locations. This is the case with the sub‐Antarctic ecosystem of the giant kelp …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of canopy-forming algal richness and coverage in the northern Adriatic Sea

M Orlando-Bonaca, V Pitacco, L Lipej - Ecological indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Canopy-forming macroalgae, especially those belonging to the order Fucales, are creating
the so-called brown algal forests that are considered amongst the most productive …

Shortfalls in the protection of persistent bull kelp forests in the USA

N Arafeh-Dalmau, C Olguín-Jacobson, TW Bell… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Kelp forests are one of the most productive ecosystems on earth, providing critical
ecosystem services. Despite their global importance, their persistence in the face of human …

The Falkland Islands marine ecosystem: a review of the seasonal dynamics and trophic interactions across the food web

J van der Grient, S Morley, A Arkhipkin, J Bates… - Advances in Marine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Falkland Islands marine environment host a mix of temperate and subantarctic
species. This review synthesizes baseline information regarding ontogenetic migration …

Mapping bull kelp canopy in northern California using Landsat to enable long-term monitoring

DJI Finger, ML McPherson, HF Houskeeper… - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extending from central California to Alaska, bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) forms
seasonal kelp forests that are iconic coastal ecosystems in much of the eastern Pacific …