Kelp forests (Order Laminariales) form key biogenic habitats in coastal regions of temperate
and Arctic seas worldwide, providing ecosystem services valued in the range of billions of …

The flow of detritus between habitats is an important form of connectivity that affects regional
productivity and the spatial organization of marine ecosystems. Kelps form highly productive …

Aim Macroalgal habitats are believed to be the most extensive and productive of all coastal
vegetated ecosystems. In stark contrast to the growing attention on their contribution to …

Connectivity via the transport of detrital material from areas of high to low productivity may
be an important determinant of secondary productivity and biodiversity in receiving …

Cycling of organic carbon in the ocean has the potential to mitigate or exacerbate global
climate change, but major questions remain about the environmental controls on organic …

Increased breakage of macroalgal fronds during large wave events can significantly reduce
canopy cover and biomass. We examined the effects of encrustation by the invasive …

Net primary productivity (NPP) plays a pivotal role in the global carbon balance but
estimating the NPP of underwater habitats remains a challenging task. Seaweeds (marine …

Kelp forest ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots, providing habitat for dense assemblages of
marine organisms and nutrients for marine and terrestrial food webs. The surfaces of kelps …

Invasive species have the potential to alter the dynamics of detrital subsidy from high to low
productivity areas through changes in quantity and nutritional quality of detrital material. We …

Highly productive kelp beds off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, export a large quantity of
detrital material to adjacent low-productivity habitats. We used a combination of dietary …