New distribution records of kelp in the Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Passage, Canada, fill a pan-Arctic gap
Kelps play important roles in ecosystems as they provide structural habitat and protection, and supply food. Given these beneficial roles and observed increases in seaweed biomass and distribution ranges across the Arctic, mapping kelp occurrence around Arctic coasts is both timely and necessary for...
Published in: | Polar Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2022
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10037/25953 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-022-03007-6 |