Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region
Kelp forests are productive coastal ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem services. Mapping the distribution and area occupied by kelp forests is a critical step to identify their ecosystem functions and services, including their role in the carbon cycle, and to detect changes in their distri...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e1ace83dd50141739a8a2f216b33b3d0 2023-05-15T16:29:18+02:00 Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region Kristina Ø. Kvile Guri Sogn Andersen Susanne P. Baden Trine Bekkby Annette Bruhn Ole Geertz-Hansen Kasper Hancke Jørgen L. S. Hansen Dorte Krause-Jensen Eli Rinde Henning Steen Susse Wegeberg Hege Gundersen 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.850359 https://doaj.org/article/e1ace83dd50141739a8a2f216b33b3d0 EN eng Frontiers Media S.A. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.850359/full https://doaj.org/toc/2296-7745 2296-7745 doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.850359 https://doaj.org/article/e1ace83dd50141739a8a2f216b33b3d0 Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 9 (2022) Kelp forest distribution Nordic Region Laminaria Saccharina blue forest Science Q General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.850359 2022-12-30T21:37:01Z Kelp forests are productive coastal ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem services. Mapping the distribution and area occupied by kelp forests is a critical step to identify their ecosystem functions and services, including their role in the carbon cycle, and to detect changes in their distribution. We compiled quantitative data of the dominant genera Laminaria and Saccharina across the Nordic region, allowing us to separate kelp forests (areas with dense or moderately dense kelp coverage) from occurrences of single or few individuals. By fitting boosted regression trees to the compiled data, we modelled and predicted the distribution of kelp forests across the Nordic region. Despite the large scale of the analyses, the models captured well the kelps’ environmental affinities and predicted the presence of kelp forests with high accuracy. Dense kelp forests are found along the rocky shores of all the Nordic countries, except in the brackish Baltic Sea, with largest areas in Norway, Greenland and Iceland. The results of this study set the scene for future studies on the importance of kelp forests in the Nordic region, including their contribution to the marine carbon budget. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Greenland Norway Frontiers in Marine Science 9 |
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Kelp forests are productive coastal ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem services. Mapping the distribution and area occupied by kelp forests is a critical step to identify their ecosystem functions and services, including their role in the carbon cycle, and to detect changes in their distribution. We compiled quantitative data of the dominant genera Laminaria and Saccharina across the Nordic region, allowing us to separate kelp forests (areas with dense or moderately dense kelp coverage) from occurrences of single or few individuals. By fitting boosted regression trees to the compiled data, we modelled and predicted the distribution of kelp forests across the Nordic region. Despite the large scale of the analyses, the models captured well the kelps’ environmental affinities and predicted the presence of kelp forests with high accuracy. Dense kelp forests are found along the rocky shores of all the Nordic countries, except in the brackish Baltic Sea, with largest areas in Norway, Greenland and Iceland. The results of this study set the scene for future studies on the importance of kelp forests in the Nordic region, including their contribution to the marine carbon budget. |
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Kristina Ø. Kvile Guri Sogn Andersen Susanne P. Baden Trine Bekkby Annette Bruhn Ole Geertz-Hansen Kasper Hancke Jørgen L. S. Hansen Dorte Krause-Jensen Eli Rinde Henning Steen Susse Wegeberg Hege Gundersen |
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Kristina Ø. Kvile Guri Sogn Andersen Susanne P. Baden Trine Bekkby Annette Bruhn Ole Geertz-Hansen Kasper Hancke Jørgen L. S. Hansen Dorte Krause-Jensen Eli Rinde Henning Steen Susse Wegeberg Hege Gundersen |
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Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region |
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Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region |
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Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region |
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Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region |
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