Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century

  • Kira A. Krumhansl
    School of Resource and Environmental Management, Hakai Institute, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6;
  • Daniel K. Okamoto
    School of Resource and Environmental Management, Hakai Institute, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6;
  • Andrew Rassweiler
    Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306;
  • Mark Novak
    Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331;
  • John J. Bolton
    Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Research Institute, University of Cape Town, 7701 Rondebosch, South Africa;
  • Kyle C. Cavanaugh
    Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095;
  • Sean D. Connell
    Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories, The Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia;
  • Craig R. Johnson
    Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7001 TAS, Australia;
  • Brenda Konar
    College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775;
  • Scott D. Ling
    Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7001 TAS, Australia;
  • Fiorenza Micheli
    Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA 93950;
  • Kjell M. Norderhaug
    Norwegian Institute for Water Research, 0349 Oslo, Norway;
  • Alejandro Pérez-Matus
    Subtidal Ecology Laboratory and Marine Conservation Center, Estación Costera de Investigaciones Marinas, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 114-D, Santiago, Chile;
  • Isabel Sousa-Pinto
    Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal;
  • Daniel C. Reed
    Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106;
  • Anne K. Salomon
    School of Resource and Environmental Management, Hakai Institute, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6;
  • Nick T. Shears
    Leigh Marine Laboratory, Institute of Marine Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland 0941, New Zealand;
  • Thomas Wernberg
    Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia;
  • Robert J. Anderson
    Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Research Institute, University of Cape Town, 7701 Rondebosch, South Africa;
  • Nevell S. Barrett
    Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7001 TAS, Australia;
  • Alejandro H. Buschmann
    Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Recursos y Ambientes Costeros, Universidad de Los Lagos, Puerto Montt 5480000, Chile;
  • Mark H. Carr
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064;
  • Jennifer E. Caselle
    Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106;
  • Sandrine Derrien-Courtel
    Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Station Marine de Concarneau, 29182 Concarneau Cedex, France;
  • Graham J. Edgar
    Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7001 TAS, Australia;
  • Matt Edwards
    Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182;
  • James A. Estes
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064;
  • Claire Goodwin
    Centre for Environmental Data and Recording, National Museums Northern Ireland, Holywood, Co. Down BT18 0EU, United Kingdom;
  • Michael C. Kenner
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064;
  • David J. Kushner
    Channel Islands National Park, Ventura, CA 93009;
  • Frithjof E. Moy
    Institute of Marine Research, 4817 His, Norway;
  • Julia Nunn
    Centre for Environmental Data and Recording, National Museums Northern Ireland, Holywood, Co. Down BT18 0EU, United Kingdom;
  • Robert S. Steneck
    School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Walpole, ME 04573;
  • Julio Vásquez
    Departamento de Biología Marina, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1781421, Chile;
  • Jane Watson
    Biology Department, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, Canada V9R 5S5;
  • Jon D. Witman
    Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912;
  • Jarrett E. K. Byrnes
    Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA 02125

説明

<jats:title>Significance</jats:title> <jats:p>Kelp forests support diverse and productive ecological communities throughout temperate and arctic regions worldwide, providing numerous ecosystem services to humans. Literature suggests that kelp forests are increasingly threatened by a variety of human impacts, including climate change, overfishing, and direct harvest. We provide the first globally comprehensive analysis of kelp forest change over the past 50 y, identifying a high degree of variation in the magnitude and direction of change across the geographic range of kelps. These results suggest region-specific responses to global change, with local drivers playing an important role in driving patterns of kelp abundance. Increased monitoring aimed at understanding regional kelp forest dynamics is likely to prove most effective for the adaptive management of these important ecosystems.</jats:p>

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