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Kelp carbon sink potential decreases with warming due to accelerating decomposi...
Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Feehan, Colette J.; Smale, Dan A.; Krumhansi, Kira A.; Augustine, Skye; De Bettignies, Florian; Burrows, Michael T.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 carbon flux in the coastal zone. Here, we used a field experiment distributed across 28° of latitude, and the entire range of 2 dominant kelp species in the northern hemisphere, to measure decomposition rates of kelp detritus on the seaf...
Niche and neutral assembly mechanisms contribute to latitudinal diversity gradi...
Bosch, Nestor E.; Wernberg, Thomas; Langlois, Tim J.; Smale, Dan A.; Moore, Pippa J.; Franco, João N.; Thiriet, Pierre; Feunteun, Eric; Ribeiro, CláudiaAim: The influence of niche and neutral mechanisms on the assembly of ecological communities have long been debated. However, we still have a limited knowledge on their relative importance to explain patterns of diversity across latitudinal gradients (LDG). Here, we investigate the extent to which these ecological mechanisms contribute to the LDG of reef fishes. Location: Eastern Atlantic Ocean. Taxon: Reef-ass...
Toward a coordinated global observing system for seagrasses and marine macroalgae
Duffy, J. Emmett; Benedetti-Cecchi, Lisandro; Trinanes, Joaquin; Muller-Karger, Frank E.; Ambo-Rappe, Rohani; Boström, ChristofferIn coastal waters around the world, the dominant primary producers are benthic macrophytes, including seagrasses and macroalgae, that provide habitat structure and food for diverse and abundant biological communities and drive ecosystem processes. Seagrass meadows and macroalgal forests play key roles for coastal societies, contributing to fishery yields, storm protection, biogeochemical cycling and storage, an...