Can multitrophic interactions and ocean warming influence large-scale kelp recovery?
Ongoing changes along the northeastern Atlantic coastline provide an opportunity to explore the influence of climate change and multitrophic interactions on the recovery of kelp. Here, vast areas of sea urchin‐dominated barren grounds have shifted back to kelp forests, in parallel with changes in se...
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ftimr:oai:imr.brage.unit.no:11250/2600506 2024-09-15T18:07:22+00:00 Can multitrophic interactions and ocean warming influence large-scale kelp recovery? Christie, Hartvig C Gundersen, Hege Rinde, Eli Filbee-Dexter, Karen Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus Pedersen, Torstein Bekkby, Trine Gitmark, Janne Kim Fagerli, Camilla With 2019 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2600506 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4963 eng eng Norsk institutt for vannforskning: NIVA-prosjekt: 10461 Norges forskningsråd: 188955 Norges forskningsråd: 255085 Norges forskningsråd: 160016 Norges forskningsråd: 280732 Framsenteret: ? Ecology and Evolution. 2019, 9 2847-2862. urn:issn:2045-7758 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2600506 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4963 cristin:1677061 2847-2862 9 Ecology and Evolution Journal article Peer reviewed 2019 ftimr https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4963 2024-07-31T03:37:25Z Ongoing changes along the northeastern Atlantic coastline provide an opportunity to explore the influence of climate change and multitrophic interactions on the recovery of kelp. Here, vast areas of sea urchin‐dominated barren grounds have shifted back to kelp forests, in parallel with changes in sea temperature and predator abundances. We have compiled data from studies covering more than 1,500‐km coastline in northern Norway. The dataset has been used to identify regional patterns in kelp recovery and sea urchin recruitment, and to relate these to abiotic and biotic factors, including structurally complex substrates functioning as refuge for sea urchins. The study area covers a latitudinal gradient of temperature and different levels of predator pressure from the edible crab (Cancer pagurus) and the red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus). The population development of these two sea urchin predators and a possible predator on crabs, the coastal cod (Gadus morhua), were analyzed. In the southernmost and warmest region, kelp forests recovery and sea urchin recruitment are mainly low, although sea urchins might also be locally abundant. Further north, sea urchin barrens still dominate, and juvenile sea urchin densities are high. In the northernmost and cold region, kelp forests are recovering, despite high recruitment and densities of sea urchins. Here, sea urchins were found only in refuge habitats, whereas kelp recovery occurred mainly on open bedrock. The ocean warming, the increase in the abundance of edible crab in the south, and the increase in invasive red king crab in the north may explain the observed changes in kelp recovery and sea urchin distribution. The expansion of both crab species coincided with a population decline in the top‐predator coastal cod. The role of key species (sea urchins, kelp, cod, and crabs) and processes involved in structuring the community are hypothesized in a conceptual model, and the knowledge behind the suggested links and interactions is explored. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Gadus morhua Northern Norway Paralithodes camtschaticus Red king crab Institute for Marine Research: Brage IMR Ecology and Evolution 9 5 2847 2862 |
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Ongoing changes along the northeastern Atlantic coastline provide an opportunity to explore the influence of climate change and multitrophic interactions on the recovery of kelp. Here, vast areas of sea urchin‐dominated barren grounds have shifted back to kelp forests, in parallel with changes in sea temperature and predator abundances. We have compiled data from studies covering more than 1,500‐km coastline in northern Norway. The dataset has been used to identify regional patterns in kelp recovery and sea urchin recruitment, and to relate these to abiotic and biotic factors, including structurally complex substrates functioning as refuge for sea urchins. The study area covers a latitudinal gradient of temperature and different levels of predator pressure from the edible crab (Cancer pagurus) and the red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus). The population development of these two sea urchin predators and a possible predator on crabs, the coastal cod (Gadus morhua), were analyzed. In the southernmost and warmest region, kelp forests recovery and sea urchin recruitment are mainly low, although sea urchins might also be locally abundant. Further north, sea urchin barrens still dominate, and juvenile sea urchin densities are high. In the northernmost and cold region, kelp forests are recovering, despite high recruitment and densities of sea urchins. Here, sea urchins were found only in refuge habitats, whereas kelp recovery occurred mainly on open bedrock. The ocean warming, the increase in the abundance of edible crab in the south, and the increase in invasive red king crab in the north may explain the observed changes in kelp recovery and sea urchin distribution. The expansion of both crab species coincided with a population decline in the top‐predator coastal cod. The role of key species (sea urchins, kelp, cod, and crabs) and processes involved in structuring the community are hypothesized in a conceptual model, and the knowledge behind the suggested links and interactions is explored. publishedVersion |
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Christie, Hartvig C Gundersen, Hege Rinde, Eli Filbee-Dexter, Karen Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus Pedersen, Torstein Bekkby, Trine Gitmark, Janne Kim Fagerli, Camilla With Can multitrophic interactions and ocean warming influence large-scale kelp recovery? |
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Can multitrophic interactions and ocean warming influence large-scale kelp recovery? |
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Can multitrophic interactions and ocean warming influence large-scale kelp recovery? |
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Can multitrophic interactions and ocean warming influence large-scale kelp recovery? |
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Can multitrophic interactions and ocean warming influence large-scale kelp recovery? |
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Can multitrophic interactions and ocean warming influence large-scale kelp recovery? |
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can multitrophic interactions and ocean warming influence large-scale kelp recovery? |
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