Marine heatwaves and decreased light availability interact to erode the ecophysiological performance of habitat‐forming kelp species

AV Bass, KE Smith, DA Smale - Journal of Phycology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal marine ecosystems are threatened by a range of anthropogenic stressors, operating
at global, local, and temporal scales. We investigated the impact of marine heatwaves …

Marine heatwaves alter competition between the cultured macroalga Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis and the harmful bloom alga Skeletonema costatum

L Gao, Y ** points of kelp species with contrasting thermal affinities
T Leathers, NG King, A Foggo, DA Smale - Annals of Botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are widely recognized as
pervasive drivers of ecosystem change, yet our understanding of how different MHW …

Heatwaves during low tide are critical for the physiological performance of intertidal macroalgae under global warming scenarios

M Román, S Román, E Vázquez, J Troncoso… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The abundance and distribution of intertidal canopy-forming macroalgae are threatened by
the increase in sea surface temperature and in the frequency and intensity of heatwaves …

Temporal variability of sea surface temperature affects marine macrophytes range retractions as well as gradual warming

RM Chefaoui, BDC Martínez, RM Viejo - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Record mean sea surface temperatures (SST) during the past decades and marine
heatwaves have been identified as responsible for severe impacts on marine ecosystems …

Heat stress responses and population genetics of the kelp Laminaria digitata (Phaeophyceae) across latitudes reveal differentiation among North Atlantic populations

D Liesner, L Fouqueau, M Valero… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
To understand the thermal plasticity of a coastal foundation species across its latitudinal
distribution, we assess physiological responses to high temperature stress in the kelp …

Is the South-Mediterranean Canopy-Forming Ericaria giacconei (= Cystoseira hyblaea) a Loser From Ocean Warming?

A Falace, G Marletta, G Savonitto… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Canopy-forming brown algae support highly productive ecosystems whose decline has
been attributed to the interplay of several anthropogenic disturbances. Climate change …

Ecological performance differs between range centre and trailing edge populations of a cold-water kelp: implications for estimating net primary productivity

NG King, PJ Moore, A Pessarrodona, MT Burrows… - Marine Biology, 2020 - Springer
Kelp forests are extensive, widely distributed and highly productive. However, despite their
importance, reliable estimates of net primary productivity (NPP) are currently unknown for …

[HTML][HTML] Are clam-seagrass interactions affected by heatwaves during emersion?

M Román, F Gilbert, RM Viejo, S Román… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increased frequency of heatwaves expected in the context of global warming will affect
socio-ecological systems such as shellfish beds at intertidal seagrass meadows. A …