Kelp dynamics and environmental drivers in the southern Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada

Kelp dynamics and environmental drivers in the southern Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada

The impacts of local-scale temperatures and winds on bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) vary along a coastal gradient, while also being influenced by corresponding global-scale oceanic conditions. Around Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, BC, Canada, bull kelp floating canopies were mapped using...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Mora-Soto, Sarah Schroeder, Lianna Gendall, Alena Wachmann, Gita R. Narayan, Silven Read, Isobel Pearsall, Emily Rubidge, Joanne Lessard, Kathryn Martell, Peter Wills, Maycira Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Nereocystis luetkeana
bull kelp
Salish Sea
resilience
marine heatwaves
sea surface temperature
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1323448/full

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