Spatial variability in the diversity and structure of faunal assemblages associated with kelp holdfasts (Laminaria hyperborea) in the northeast Atlantic

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Chapman, MG, Teagle, H, Moore, PJ, Jenkins, HL, Smale, DA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PLOS 2018
• Subjects: Holdfast; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/8183/; http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/8183/1/journal.pone.0200411.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200411

Kelp species are ecologically-important habitat-formers in coastal marine ecosystems, where they alter environmental conditions and promote local biodiversity by providing complex biogenic habitat for an array of associated organisms. While it is widely accepted that kelps harbour significant biodiv...