Experimental effects of kelp canopies on subtidal coralline algae

By A. Melville, S. Connell. 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Oceanography

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Morphology of Ecklonia radiata (Phaeophyta: Laminarales) along its geographic distribution in south-western Australia and Australasia (2003, background): “It has a profound influence on associated algal assemblages (Kendrick et al. 1999; Melville and Connell 2001 ) because canopies of large macroalgae modify the physical environment (Eckman et al. 1989; Kennelly 1989; Critchley et al. 1990).”
The monopolization of understorey habitat by subtidal encrusting coralline algae: a test of the combined effects of canopy-mediated light and sedimentation (2003, methodology): “The clearance of the canopy generally leads to the overgrowth of encrusting algae or decline in encrusting-coralline-algae habitat and an increase in turf-forming algae and accretion of sediment (Kennelly and Underwood 1993; Steneck 1997; Edwards 1998; Melville and Connell 2001 ).”
Expansive covers of turf-forming algae on human-dominated coast: the relative effects of increasing nutrient and sediment loads (2004, background): “Where canopies are absent, boulders are dominated by turf-forming algae and/or articulated coralline algae ( Melville and Connell 2001 ).”
The role of kelp species as biogenic habitat formers in coastal marine ecosystems (2017, background): “They 623 have been shown to be more diverse than comparable assemblages on reefs lacking a canopy 624 (Melville and Connell, 2001; Watt and Scrosati, 2013), most likely because canopies increase habitat 625 heterogeneity and ameliorate environmental conditions.”
THE EFFECTS OF SEDIMENTATION ON ROCKY COAST ASSEMBLAGES (2003, background): “…to accelerate sediment deposition and prevent sediments being washed away (e.g. Moore 1972, 1973a, Eckman et al. 1989), while in others there have been reports of little to no accumulation of sediments under kelp canopies because of whiplash by fronds (e.g. Kennelly 1989, Melville & Connell 2001).”
Assembly and maintenance of subtidal habitat heterogeneity: synergistic effects of light penetration and sedimentation (2005, background): “…that Ecklonia radiata forests and algal-turfs represent alternative stable states, evidence for this theory is notoriously difficult to provide (Peterson 1984) and controversial (Bertness et al. 2004, Petraitis & Dudgeon 2004b), but could change the way we view the origin and maintenance of…”
Structure of cryptic reef fish assemblages: relationships with habitat characteristics and predator density (2003, unknown): “Cover of articulated coralline turf is much more extensive in habitats devoid of large algae (Taylor 1998, Melville & Connell 2001), so food availability may offset predation risk in unvegetated habitats.”
Establishment of the introduced kelp Undaria pinnatifida in Tasmania depends on disturbance to native algal assemblages (2003, background): “It has also been suggested that the presence of the kelp canopy prevents colonization by small filamentous algae that facilitate accretion and consolidation of sediment (Melville and Connell, 2001).”
Recovery of canopy-forming macroalgae following removal of the enigmatic grazing sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma (2010, background): “…sediment loads that accumulate on rocky reefs to have a major negative effect on the rate of recovery of native brown macroalgal species while seemingly favouring a high cover of filamentous algal forms (e.g. Johnson et al., 2004; Valentine and Johnson, 2005b; see also Melville and Connell, 2001).”
Modification of the physical environment by an Ecklonia radiata (Laminariales) canopy and implications for associated foliose algae (2005, background): “The presence of macroalgal canopies determines the distribution and abundance of associated organisms in many marine systems (Kennelly 1987, 1989; Edwards 1998; Kendrick et al. 1999, 2004; Melville and Connell 2001; Connell 2003; Toohey et al. 2004).”
Establishment of the introduced kelp Undaria pinnatifida following dieback of the native macroalga Phyllospora comosa in Tasmania, Australia (2004, background): “comosa canopy have been similarly observed in several studies in which algal canopies have been removed artificially (Kennelly and Underwood 1993; Edwards 1998; Melville and Connell 2001).”
A novel interaction between nutrients and grazers alters relative dominance of marine habitats (2005, background): “Turf-forming algae and foliose algae dominate space (95% cover) outside forests of canopy-forming algae in Western and South Australia (Fowler-Walker & Connell 2002), and turf-forming algae are the first to colonise space formed with the loss of canopies of kelp (Melville & Connell 2001).”