Microscopic Stages of North Atlantic Laminaria digitata (Phaeophyceae) Exhibit Trait-Dependent Thermal Adaptation Along Latitudes

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Nele M. Schimpf, Daniel Liesner, Kiara Franke, Michael Y. Roleda, Inka Bartsch
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: kelp; gametophytes; temperature; local adaptation; North Atlantic; latitudinal gradient; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Arctic; Norway; Tromsø; Helgoland; Bodø; Arctic Population; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.870792; https://doaj.org/article/85be4aa830294f0dbd9a382b876858d4

Kelp forests in the North Atlantic are at risk of decline at their warm temperature distribution margins due to anthropogenic temperature rise and more frequent marine heat waves. To investigate the thermal adaptation of the cold-temperate kelp Laminaria digitata, we sampled six populations, from th...