Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region
Kelp forests are productive coastal ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem services. Mapping the distribution and area occupied by kelp forests is a critical step to identify their ecosystem functions and services, including their role in the carbon cycle, and to detect changes in their distri...
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| author | Kristina Ø. Kvile Guri Sogn Andersen Susanne P. Baden Trine Bekkby Annette Bruhn Annette Bruhn Ole Geertz-Hansen Kasper Hancke Jørgen L. S. Hansen Dorte Krause-Jensen Dorte Krause-Jensen Eli Rinde Henning Steen Susse Wegeberg Susse Wegeberg Hege Gundersen |
| author_facet | Kristina Ø. Kvile Guri Sogn Andersen Susanne P. Baden Trine Bekkby Annette Bruhn Annette Bruhn Ole Geertz-Hansen Kasper Hancke Jørgen L. S. Hansen Dorte Krause-Jensen Dorte Krause-Jensen Eli Rinde Henning Steen Susse Wegeberg Susse Wegeberg Hege Gundersen |
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| description | Kelp forests are productive coastal ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem services. Mapping the distribution and area occupied by kelp forests is a critical step to identify their ecosystem functions and services, including their role in the carbon cycle, and to detect changes in their distribution. We compiled quantitative data of the dominant genera Laminaria and Saccharina across the Nordic region, allowing us to separate kelp forests (areas with dense or moderately dense kelp coverage) from occurrences of single or few individuals. By fitting boosted regression trees to the compiled data, we modelled and predicted the distribution of kelp forests across the Nordic region. Despite the large scale of the analyses, the models captured well the kelps’ environmental affinities and predicted the presence of kelp forests with high accuracy. Dense kelp forests are found along the rocky shores of all the Nordic countries, except in the brackish Baltic Sea, with largest areas in Norway, Greenland and Iceland. The results of this study set the scene for future studies on the importance of kelp forests in the Nordic region, including their contribution to the marine carbon budget. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1ace83dd50141739a8a2f216b33b3d02022-12-22T03:30:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452022-06-01910.3389/fmars.2022.850359850359Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic RegionKristina Ø. Kvile0Guri Sogn Andersen1Susanne P. Baden2Trine Bekkby3Annette Bruhn4Annette Bruhn5Ole Geertz-Hansen6Kasper Hancke7Jørgen L. S. Hansen8Dorte Krause-Jensen9Dorte Krause-Jensen10Eli Rinde11Henning Steen12Susse Wegeberg13Susse Wegeberg14Hege Gundersen15Section for Marine Biology, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, NorwaySection for Marine Biology, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg - Kristineberg, Fiskebäckskil, SwedenSection for Marine Biology, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Silkeborg, DenmarkCenter for Circular Bioeconomy, Aarhus University, Foulum, DenmarkDepartment of Environment and Minerals, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, GreenlandSection for Marine Biology, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, DenmarkDepartment of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Silkeborg, DenmarkArctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkSection for Marine Biology, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, NorwayInstitute of Marine Research, His, NorwayDepartment of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, DenmarkArctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkSection for Marine Biology, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, NorwayKelp forests are productive coastal ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem services. Mapping the distribution and area occupied by kelp forests is a critical step to identify their ecosystem functions and services, including their role in the carbon cycle, and to detect changes in their distribution. We compiled quantitative data of the dominant genera Laminaria and Saccharina across the Nordic region, allowing us to separate kelp forests (areas with dense or moderately dense kelp coverage) from occurrences of single or few individuals. By fitting boosted regression trees to the compiled data, we modelled and predicted the distribution of kelp forests across the Nordic region. Despite the large scale of the analyses, the models captured well the kelps’ environmental affinities and predicted the presence of kelp forests with high accuracy. Dense kelp forests are found along the rocky shores of all the Nordic countries, except in the brackish Baltic Sea, with largest areas in Norway, Greenland and Iceland. The results of this study set the scene for future studies on the importance of kelp forests in the Nordic region, including their contribution to the marine carbon budget.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.850359/fullKelp forestdistributionNordic RegionLaminariaSaccharinablue forest |
| spellingShingle | Kristina Ø. Kvile Guri Sogn Andersen Susanne P. Baden Trine Bekkby Annette Bruhn Annette Bruhn Ole Geertz-Hansen Kasper Hancke Jørgen L. S. Hansen Dorte Krause-Jensen Dorte Krause-Jensen Eli Rinde Henning Steen Susse Wegeberg Susse Wegeberg Hege Gundersen Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region Frontiers in Marine Science Kelp forest distribution Nordic Region Laminaria Saccharina blue forest |
| title | Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region |
| title_full | Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region |
| title_fullStr | Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region |
| title_short | Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region |
| title_sort | kelp forest distribution in the nordic region |
| topic | Kelp forest distribution Nordic Region Laminaria Saccharina blue forest |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.850359/full |
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