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 …

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 …

Understanding the impacts of climate change on biological systems requires observational
data over multi-decadal time spans and broad spatial scales. Extensive research at an …

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 …

Connectivity via the transport of detrital material from areas of high to low productivity may
be an important determinant of secondary productivity and biodiversity in receiving …

Kelp forests represent some of the most productive and diverse habitats on Earth.
Understanding drivers of ecological patterns at large spatial scales is critical for effective …

Increased breakage of macroalgal fronds during large wave events can significantly reduce
canopy cover and biomass. We examined the effects of encrustation by the invasive …

Subtidal forests comprised of kelps and other canopy-forming macroalgae represent
critically important marine habitats. Kelp forests exhibit high rates of primary productivity …

Biofouling on cultivated kelp in open sea conditions is a challenge when fouling species
such as the encrusting bryozoans Membranipora membranacea and Electra pilosa develop …

Physical disturbance through wave action is a major determinant of kelp forest structure. The
North-east Atlantic storm season of 2013–14 was unusually severe; the south coast of the …