Kelp forest ecosystems: biodiversity, stability, resilience and future

By Robert Steneck, M. Graham, B. Bourque, D. Corbett, J. Erlandson, J. Estes, M. Tegner. Environmental Conservation, 2002

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Population dynamics of an ecologically important range-extender: kelp beds versus sea urchin barrens (2009, background): “While many species are known to play dominant functional roles in particular coastal ecosystems (e.g. Andrew & Byrne 2001, Steneck et al. 2002, Micheli & Halpern 2005), the dynamics of such species and their ecological significance at higher latitudes is speculative.”
European seaweeds under pressure: Consequences for communities and ecosystem functioning (2015, background): “that seaweeds inhabit highly disturbed environments, increase the turnover rates of seaweed communities notably (Steneck et al., 2002).”
The retreat of large brown seaweeds on the north coast of Spain: the case of Saccorhiza polyschides (2011, background): “They are ‘foundation species’ (Dayton, 1972 ), which create complex ecosystems (‘kelp forests’) that are highly diverse in terms of structure and function and provide important goods and services (Steneck et al , 2002 ).”
Late Quaternary Extinctions: State of the Debate (2006, background): “Marine communities are in the throes of a modern megafaunal extinction event (Hughes et al. 2003, Jackson et al. 2001, Steneck et al. 2002).”
Establishment and ecosystem effects of the alien invasive red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) in the Barents Sea–a review (2011, background): “…fishing industry for sea urchins resulted in increased recruitment of crabs (Cancer spp.), which subsequently kept the sea urchin population in check, so the system switched to an alternative stable state where recovery of macroalgae resulted in increases in crab populations (Steneck et al., 2002).”
Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral reefs: are reef fishes at risk or resilient? (2006, background): “…past impacts and the predicted loss of coastal habitats, including seagrass beds (Short & Wyllie Echeverria, 1996; Duarte, 2002), kelp forests (Dayton et al., 1998; Steneck et al., 2002), mangroves (Ellison & Farnsworth, 1996; Alongi, 2002) and coral reefs (McClanahan, 2002; Hughes et al., 2003).”
Climate Change Impacts on Seagrass Meadows and Macroalgal Forests: An Integrative Perspective on Acclimation and Adaptation Potential (2018, background): “While macroalgae predominate on rocky shores in temperate to polar regions (Steneck et al., 2002; Bolton, 2010), seagrasses predominate on sandy shores from temperate to tropical regions (Short et al.”
Leading role of the sea urchin Arbacia lixula in maintaining the barren state in southwestern Mediterranean (2011, background): “A reduction in predation or harvesting of sea urchins can increase their abundance and provoke a shift from erect algae- to encrusting algae-dominated communities that characterize the named ‘‘barren state’’ (Shears and Babcock 2002; Steneck et al. 2002; Gagnon et al. 2004; Knowlton 2004; Wright et ”
Diversity of carbon use strategies in a kelp forest community: implications for a high CO2 ocean (2011, background): “…rocky reefs covered by coralline crusts that provide the very foundation of temperate reefs worldwide (Lewis, 1964; Lüning, 1990; Friewald, 1993; Adey, 1998; Foster, 2001; Taylor & Wilson, 2002; Nelson, 2009) to fleshy and filamentous red macroalgae that currently have limited ecological roles.”
Exposure to waves enhances the growth rate and nitrogen status of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (2007, background): “Productive and diverse M. pyrifera forests are often an important component of hard-bottomed shallow subtidal areas of southern New Zealand and many other temperate regions in both the northern and southern hemispheres (reviewed in Dayton 1985, Foster & Schiel 1985, Steneck et al. 2002).”
Production and fate of kelp detritus (2012, positive): “Populations of canopy kelps form so-called forests, while prostrate and stipate kelps form beds (Steneck et al. 2002).”
New paradigms for supporting the resilience of marine ecosystems. (2005, background): “For instance, high-diversity kelp forest systems off the west coast of North America are more resilient than are their depauperate counterparts off the east coast [ 16 ,17].”