Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Nereocystis luetkeana was recovered through Illumina sequencing data. This complete mitochondrial genome of N.
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Scaling and Structural Properties of Juvenile Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana). [PDF]
Integr Org Biol, 2021 Synopsis Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana), the only canopy-forming kelp in the Salish Sea, provides primary production in the nearshore subtidal environment and serves as an important habitat for economically and ecologically important species.
Dobkowski KA, Crofts SB.
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Successional Dynamics and Seascape-Level Patterns of Microbial Communities on the Canopy-Forming Kelps Nereocystis luetkeana and Macrocystis pyrifera [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Canopy-forming kelps create underwater forests that are among the most productive marine ecosystems. On the Pacific coast of North America, two canopy-forming kelps with contrasting life histories co-occur; Macrocystis pyrifera, a perennial species, and ...
Brooke L. Weigel, Catherine A. Pfister
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Feeding preferences and the effect of temperature on feeding rates of the graceful kelp crab, Pugettia gracilis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Graceful kelp crabs (Pugettia gracilis) are abundant consumers in shallow subtidal ecosystems of the Salish Sea. These dynamic habitats are currently experiencing multiple changes including invasion by non-native seaweeds and ocean warming.
Katrina H. Johnson +4 more
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Grazing preference and isotopic contributions of kelp to Zostera marina mesograzers [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 In seagrass food webs, small invertebrate mesograzers often exert top-down control on algal epiphytes growing on seagrass blades, which in turn releases the seagrass from competition for light and nutrients.
Angeleen M. Olson +7 more
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Foundational kelp species reveal links between host traits, the environment and the associated microbial community [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceCanopy kelp are foundational species in coastal ecosystems and host diverse bacterial communities. Here, we test the association between bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) host traits, blade-associated bacterial taxa and seawater environmental features ...
Catherine A. Pfister +5 more
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Bimodal spore release heights in the water column enhance local retention and population connectivity of bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionDispersal of reproductive propagules determines recruitment patterns and connectivity among populations and can influence how populations respond to major disturbance events. Dispersal distributions can depend on propagule release strategies.
Nicholas P. Burnett +8 more
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Winter oceanographic conditions predict summer bull kelp canopy cover in northern California. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, is an iconic kelp forest species of the Northeast Pacific that provides a wide range of ecosystem services to coastal marine species and society.
Marisol García-Reyes +3 more
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A simple and effective protocol for cryopreservation of germplasm of the bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana (Phaeophyceae). [PDF]
J PhycolAbstractKelps are large brown seaweeds that can form three‐dimensional underwater forests that provide food and habitat for a wide diversity of marine organisms. They also provide a wealth of ecosystem services to humans and may be able to help combat climate change through blue carbon. However, kelps are currently in decline in many parts of the world,
Coleman LJM +3 more
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Impact of Multiple Climate Stressors on Early Life Stages of North Pacific Kelp Species [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThis study examines the effects on bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) and ribbon kelp (Alaria marginata) of combinations of three climate‐related stressors relevant to high‐latitude kelp forests: temperature, salinity, and sediment load. Fertile specimens
Veronica Farrugia Drakard +2 more
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