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 …

Rates and drivers of primary productivity are well understood for many terrestrial
ecosystems, but remain poorly resolved for many marine ecosystems, particularly those …

Climate change can alter ecological communities both directly, by driving shifts in species
distributions and abundances, and indirectly by influencing the strength and direction of …

Aim In marine ecosystems, habitat‐forming species (HFS) such as reef‐building corals and
canopy‐forming macroalgae alter local environmental conditions and can promote …

The O2 budget of seagrasses is regulated by a complex interaction between several
sources and sinks, which is strongly regulated by light availability and mass transfer over the …

Kelps are important foundation species in many cold-temperate coastal systems, and the
loss of these organisms is a threat to ecosystem structure and function. The abundance of …

Intensified coastal eutrophication can result in an overgrowth of seagrass leaves by
epiphytes, which is a major threat to seagrass habitats worldwide, but little is known about …

Seagrass degradation in the western Indian Ocean is of serious concerns with numerous
severe climate events that has impacted Mozambique, as well as South Africa in recent time …

Kelp species are found along~ 25% of the world's coastlines, where they provide myriad of
ecological goods and services. However, compared with many other terrestrial and marine …

In 2010, harvesting of kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) was performed for the first time in the
county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Underwater video surveys were performed just prior to …