Pathogen inferred to have dispersed thousands of kilometres at sea, infecting multiple keystone kelp species
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DOI: 10.1007/s00227-021-03853-8
Abstract: Protistan pathogens have been found to infect populations of some large brown macroalgae. Infection could reduce the ability of macroalgae to withstand hydrodynamic pressures through weakening tissues and reducing flexibility. Widespread mortality of macroalgae if… read more here.
Keywords: dispersed thousands; bull kelp; pathogen inferred; maullinia ... See more keywords
The variable routes of rafting: stranding dynamics of floating bull kelp Durvillaea antarctica (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) on beaches in the SE Pacific
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DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12479
Abstract: Dispersal on floating seaweeds depends on availability, viability, and trajectories of the rafts. In the southern hemisphere, the bull kelp Durvillaea antarctica is one of the most common floating seaweeds, but phylogeographic studies had shown… read more here.
Keywords: dispersal; durvillaea antarctica; kelp durvillaea; bull kelp ... See more keywords
A simple and effective protocol for cryopreservation of germplasm of the bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana (Phaeophyceae)
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DOI: 10.1111/jpy.70013
Abstract: Kelps 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… read more here.
Keywords: kelp nereocystis; kelp; cryopreservation; nereocystis luetkeana ... See more keywords