Carbon balance in salt marsh and mangrove ecosystems: A global synthesis

DM Alongi - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mangroves and salt marshes are among the most productive ecosystems in the global
coastal ocean. Mangroves store more carbon (739 Mg CORG ha− 1) than salt marshes (334 …

The role of kelp species as biogenic habitat formers in coastal marine ecosystems

H Teagle, SJ Hawkins, PJ Moore, DA Smale - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Threats and knowledge gaps for ecosystem services provided by kelp forests: a northeast A tlantic perspective

DA Smale, MT Burrows, P Moore… - Ecology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Seaweed aquaculture in Norway: recent industrial developments and future perspectives

P Stévant, C Rebours, A Chapman - Aquaculture International, 2017 - Springer
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 …

Multiple stressors, nonlinear effects and the implications of climate change impacts on marine coastal ecosystems

JE Hewitt, JI Ellis, SF Thrush - Global change biology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Global climate change will undoubtedly be a pressure on coastal marine ecosystems,
affecting not only species distributions and physiology but also ecosystem functioning. In the …

Environmental factors influencing primary productivity of the forest-forming kelp Laminaria hyperborea in the northeast Atlantic

DA Smale, A Pessarrodona, N King, MT Burrows… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Rates and drivers of primary productivity are well understood for many terrestrial
ecosystems, but remain poorly resolved for many marine ecosystems, particularly those …

Examining the production, export, and immediate fate of kelp detritus on open‐coast subtidal reefs in the Northeast Atlantic

DA Smale, A Pessarrodona, N King… - Limnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

A modelled global distribution of the kelp biome

DRM Jayathilake, MJ Costello - Biological Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Kelp, seaweeds of the order Laminariales, are of ecological and conservation importance
because they form undersea forest habitat for many varieties of fauna and flora including …

[HTML][HTML] The One-Health approach in seaweed food production

G Bizzaro, AK Vatland, DM Pampanin - Environment International, 2022 - Elsevier
Seaweeds are rich in macronutrients, micronutrients, and bioactive components and have
great potential as sustainable resources in terms of both production and consumption of a …

A global dataset of seaweed net primary productivity

A Pessarrodona, K Filbee-Dexter, KA Krumhansl… - Scientific Data, 2022 - nature.com
Net primary productivity (NPP) plays a pivotal role in the global carbon balance but
estimating the NPP of underwater habitats remains a challenging task. Seaweeds (marine …