scholarly journals Comparing the impacts of four ENSO events on giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) in the northeast Pacific Ocean

ALGAE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew S. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Macrocystis Pyrifera ◽  
Giant Kelp ◽  
Enso Events ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
Northeast Pacific Ocean

scholarly journals Uneven protection of persistent giant kelp forest in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Arafeh-Dalmau ◽  
Kyle Cavanaugh ◽  
Hugh Possingham ◽  
Adrian Munguia-Vega ◽  
Gabriela Montano-Moctezuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Kelp Forest ◽  
Kelp Forests ◽  
Giant Kelp ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
Habitat Dynamics ◽  
Climate Adaption ◽  
Northeast Pacific Ocean

In most regions, the distribution of marine forests and the efficacy of their protection is unknown. We mapped the persistence of giant kelp forests across ten degrees of latitude in the Northeast Pacific Ocean and found that 7.7% of giant kelp is fully protected, with decreasing percentages from north to south. Sustainability goals should prioritize kelp mapping and monitoring, while protection and climate adaption targets should account for habitat dynamics.

scholarly journals Southward decrease in the protection of persistent giant kelp forests in the northeast Pacific

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Arafeh-Dalmau ◽  
Kyle C. Cavanaugh ◽  
Hugh P. Possingham ◽  
Adrian Munguia-Vega ◽  
Gabriela Montaño-Moctezuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baja California ◽  
Marine Reserves ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Kelp Forests ◽  
Giant Kelp ◽  
Central California ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
The Face ◽  
High Resolution Satellite Imagery ◽  
Northeast Pacific Ocean

AbstractKelp forests are globally important and highly productive ecosystems, yet their persistence and protection in the face of climate change and human activity are poorly known. Here, we present a 35-year time series of high-resolution satellite imagery that maps the distribution and persistence of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forests along ten degrees of latitude in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. We find that although 7.7% of giant kelp is protected by marine reserves, when accounting for persistence only 4% of kelp is present and protected. Protection of giant kelp decreases southerly from 20.9% in Central California, USA, to less than 1% in Baja California, Mexico, which likely exacerbates kelp vulnerability to marine heatwaves in Baja California. We suggest that a two-fold increase in the area of kelp protected by marine reserves is needed to fully protect persistent kelp forests and that conservation of climate-refugia in Baja California should be a priority.

scholarly journals Thalassiosira spp. community composition shifts in response to chemical and physical forcing in the northeast Pacific Ocean

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Dreux Chappell ◽  
LeeAnn P. Whitney ◽  
Traci L. Haddock ◽  
Susanne Menden-Deuer ◽  
Eric G. Roy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Physical Forcing ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
Northeast Pacific Ocean

How important are coastal fronts to albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) habitat in the Northeast Pacific Ocean?

2017 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 62-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Nieto ◽  
Yi Xu ◽  
Steven L.H. Teo ◽  
Sam McClatchie ◽  
John Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
Albacore Tuna ◽  
Thunnus Alalunga ◽  
Northeast Pacific Ocean

scholarly journals A 20-Year Hydroacoustic Time Series of Seismic and Volcanic Events in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

Oceanography ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 280-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Dziak ◽  
Stephen Hammond ◽  
Christopher Fox
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
Volcanic Events ◽  
Northeast Pacific Ocean
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