Population Structure, Growth, and Fecundity of the Kelp Forest Mysid Holmesimysis costata in Monterey Bay, California

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 657 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Turpen ◽  
J. W. Hunt ◽  
B. S. Anderson ◽  
J. S. Pearse
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Kelp Forest ◽  
Monterey Bay

Alienimonas californiensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel Planctomycete isolated from the kelp forest in Monterey Bay

2019 ◽  
Vol 113 (12) ◽  
pp. 1751-1766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alje S. Boersma ◽  
Nicolai Kallscheuer ◽  
Sandra Wiegand ◽  
Patrick Rast ◽  
Stijn H. Peeters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kelp Forest ◽  
Monterey Bay

scholarly journals Untangling Genomes of Novel Planctomycetal and Verrucomicrobial Species from Monterey Bay Kelp Forest Metagenomes by Refined Binning

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Vollmers ◽  
Martinique Frentrup ◽  
Patrick Rast ◽  
Christian Jogler ◽  
Anne-Kristin Kaster
Keyword(s):  
Kelp Forest ◽  
Monterey Bay

Phylogeography and Genetic Structure in the California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus): Impacts of current and historic landscape features

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5068 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-80
Author(s):  
BRIAN R LAVIN ◽  
BRIANA S CALLAHAN ◽  
REGAN A CONNELL ◽  
DEREK J GIRMAN
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Biological Significance ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
North Coast ◽  
Monterey Bay ◽  
Phylogenetic Structure ◽  
The North ◽  
Biogeographic History ◽  
California Floristic Province

The California Floristic Province contains numerous ecological regions and a complex geological and geographical history that make it one of the worlds biodiversity hotspots. A number of wide-ranging taxa span across these regions and show complex patterns of dispersal, vicariance and lineage diversification, making localized small ranged species with lower levels of vagility essential to understanding the overall region. Here, we investigate the biogeography and population structure of the California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus) (Eschscholtz 1833), an endemic species localized to a narrow coastal region between two areas of biological significance in the California Floristic Province, the North Coast Divide and Monterey Bay. We sequenced one mtDNA fragment (control region) for 133 individuals and a subset of 38 individuals for the anonymous nuclear locus E16C7. We analyzed these sequences with phylogenetic, coalescent, Bayesian clustering, and population genetic approaches in order to infer population structure, phylogenetic structure, and biogeographic history. Additionally, we examined occurrence data with species distribution modeling to generate a habitat suitability map to aid our interpretation of geographic structure. Our analyses recovered 4 major mtDNA lineages, two of which are combined into 3 major lineages when nuDNA is examined. These 3 major lineages are bounded by 4 major current or past geological features; the North Coast Divide, the former Wilson Grove Embayment/current Petaluma Gap, San Francisco Bay, and Monterey Bay. Other low-vagility species linked to moist microclimates and forest habitat do share similarities with the genetic patterns of D. ensatus hinting at a larger role for the past Wilson Grove embayment and modern Petaluma Gap in California biogeography.  

Mechanisms leading to recruitment inhibition of giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera by an understory alga

2021 ◽  
Vol 657 ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
BA Beckley ◽  
MS Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiments ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Kelp Forest ◽  
Macrocystis Pyrifera ◽  
Forest Recovery ◽  
Kelp Forests ◽  
Giant Kelp ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Survival And Growth

The forest-forming giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera and the communities it supports have been decreasing across their native ranges in many parts of the world. The sudden removal of giant kelp canopies by storms increases space and light for the colonization by understory macroalgae, such as Desmarestia herbacea, which can inhibit M. pyrifera recovery and alter local community composition. Understanding the mechanisms by which algae such as D. herbacea interact with M. pyrifera can provide insight into patterns of kelp forest recovery following these disturbances and can aid in predicting future community structure. This study experimentally tested the independent and combined effects of two likely competitive mechanisms by which D. herbacea might inhibit recovery of M. pyrifera in the Point Loma kelp forest in San Diego, California (USA). Specifically, we conducted field experiments to study the individual and combined effects of shade and scour by D. herbacea on the survival of M. pyrifera microscopic life stages, and the recruitment, survival, and growth of its young sporophytes. Our results show that scour had the strongest negative effect on the survival of M. pyrifera microscopic life stages and recruitment, but shade and scour both adversely affected survival and growth of these sporophytes as they grew larger. Canopy-removing storms are increasing in frequency and intensity, and this change could facilitate the rise of understory species, like D. herbacea, which might alter community succession and recovery of kelp forests.

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