Carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation using macroalgae: a state of knowledge review

A Pessarrodona, RM Franco‐Santos… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The conservation, restoration, and improved management of terrestrial forests significantly
contributes to mitigate climate change and its impacts, as well as providing numerous co …

Predicting the impacts of climate change on New Zealand's seaweed-based ecosystems

CE Cornwall, WA Nelson, JD Aguirre… - New Zealand journal …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
The impacts of global climate change are threatening the health and integrity of New
Zealand's seaweed ecosystems that provide crucial ecological, economic, and cultural …

Climate change and species facilitation affect the recruitment of macroalgal marine forests

M Monserrat, S Comeau, J Verdura, S Alliouane… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Marine forests are shrinking globally due to several anthropogenic impacts including climate
change. Forest-forming macroalgae, such as Cystoseira sl species, can be particularly …

Major expansion of marine forests in a warmer Arctic

J Assis, EA Serrão, CM Duarte… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Accelerating warming and associated loss of sea ice are expected to promote the expansion
of coastal marine forests (macrophytes) along the massive Arctic coastlines. Yet, this region …

Seaweed forests are carbon sinks that may help mitigate CO2 emissions: a comment on Gallagher et al. (2022)

K Filbee-Dexter, A Pessarrodona… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Recently, Gallagher et al. suggested that seaweed ecosystems are net heterotrophic carbon
sources due to CO2 released from the consumption of external subsidies. Here we outline …

Bio-physical determinants of sediment accumulation on an offshore coral reef: A snapshot study

SB Tebbett, JA Schlaefer, CL Bowden… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sediments are found on all coral reefs around the globe. However, the amount of sediment
in different reservoirs, and the rates at which sediments move between reservoirs, can …

Projecting kelp (Ecklonia radiata) gametophyte thermal adaptation and persistence under climate change

RJ Veenhof, C Champion, SA Dworjanyn… - Annals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background and aims Kelp forests underpin temperate marine ecosystems but are declining
due to ocean warming, causing loss of associated ecosystem services. Projections suggest …

Tropicalization unlocks novel trophic pathways and enhances secondary productivity in temperate reefs

A Pessarrodona, A Vergés, NE Bosch, S Bell… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The structure of ecological communities is rapidly changing across the globe due to climate‐
mediated shifts in species distributions, with novel ecosystem states emerging as new …

Climate‐driven shifts in kelp forest composition reduce carbon sequestration potential

LS Wright, A Pessarrodona, A Foggo - Global Change Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The potential contribution of kelp forests to blue carbon sinks is currently of great interest but
interspecific variance has received no attention. In the temperate Northeast Atlantic, kelp …

Functional changes across marine habitats due to ocean acidification

N Teixidó, J Carlot, S Alliouane… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Global environmental change drives diversity loss and shifts in community structure. A key
challenge is to better understand the impacts on ecosystem function and to connect species …