Kelp forests provide habitat and resources to diverse organisms and provide valuable
ecosystem services. However, marine deforestation due to wild kelp harvesting, among …

Consumer interest and demand for North Atlantic sourced sea vegetables drives
opportunities for aquaculture development in the northeast USA. The unique morphology …

Seaweeds are widely assumed to be phenotypically plastic across hydrodynamic gradients,
yet while many marine macroalgae exhibit intraspecific phenotypic variation that correlates …

Feedbacks between social and ecological processes can lead to sustainable stewardship
practices that support ecological resilience among harvested populations. This is evident …

Morphology and physiology are two key aspects of the adaptation of kelp to varying
environments. Some of these kelp responses to co-occurring highly hydrodynamic condition …

The resistance of macroalgae to damage by hydrodynamic forces depends on the
mechanical properties of their tissues. Although factors such as water-flow environment …

Laminaria pallida and Ecklonia maxima are large, commercially valuable kelps that co-
dominate inshore waters of the west coast of Southern Africa in a geographically changing …

Chondracanthus chamissoi is a red macroalgae that sustains one of the most important
benthic coastal fisheries in Peru. This zone is characterized by high environmental …

Nereocystis luetkeana is a canopy‐forming kelp that exhibits morphological plasticity across
hydrodynamic gradients, producing broad, undulate blades in slow flow and narrow …

Kelp and other habitat-forming seaweeds in the intertidal zone are exposed to a suite of
environmental factors, including temperature and hydrodynamic forces, that can influence …