Title :

Status, trends and drivers of kelp forests in Europe: an expert assessment

Author(s) :

Araujo, R. M. [Auteur]
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research [Matosinhos, Portugal] [CIIMAR]
Assis, Jorge [Auteur]
Centre of Marine Sciences [Faro] [CCMAR]
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research [Matosinhos, Portugal] [CIIMAR]
Aguillar, R. [Auteur]
Airoldi, Laura [Auteur]
Barbara, I. [Auteur]
Universidade da Coruña
Bartsch, I. [Auteur]
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung [AWI]
Bekkby, T. [Auteur]
Norwegian Institute for Water Research [NIVA]
Christie, H. [Auteur]
Norwegian Institute for Water Research [NIVA]
Davoult, Dominique [Auteur]
Ecogéochimie et Fonctionnement des Ecosystèmes Benthiques [EFEB]
Derrien-Courtel, S. [Auteur]
Station de Biologie Marine de Concarneau
Biologie des organismes marins et écosystèmes [BOME]
González Fernández, Myriam C. [Auteur]
Universidad de Oviedo [Oviedo]
Fredriksen, S. [Auteur]
Department of Biosciences [Oslo]
Gevaert, François [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Université Lille Nord de France (COMUE)
Gundersen, H. [Auteur]
Norwegian Institute for Water Research [NIVA]
Le Gal, Aodren [Auteur]
Biologie des organismes marins et écosystèmes [BOME]
Station de Biologie Marine de Concarneau
Levêque, Laurent [Auteur]
Mieszkowska, Nova [Auteur]
Norderhaug, K. M. [Auteur]
Norwegian Institute for Water Research [NIVA]
Department of Molecular Biosciences [Oslo]
Oliveira da Silva, Paula Cristina Enes [Auteur]
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research [Matosinhos, Portugal] [CIIMAR]
Puente, Araceli [Auteur]
Universidad de Cantabria [Santander]
Rico, J. M. [Auteur]
Universidad de Oviedo [Oviedo]
Rinde, E. [Auteur]
Norwegian Institute for Water Research [NIVA]
Schubert, H. [Auteur]
University of Rostock
Strain, E. M. [Auteur]
Valero, Myriam [Auteur]
Evolutionary Biology and Ecology of Algae [EBEA]
Viard, Frédérique [Auteur]
DIVersité et COnnectivité dans le paysage marin côtier [DIVCO]
Sousa-Pinto, I. [Auteur]
Dpt of Biology [Porto]
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research [Matosinhos, Portugal] [CIIMAR]

Journal title :

Biodiversity and Conservation

Pages :

1319–1348

Publisher :

Springer Verlag

Publication date :

2016-05-28

ISSN :

0960-3115

English keyword(s) :

Kelp forests
Expert consultation
Status and temporal trends
Long-term changes Europe

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'environnement/Biodiversité et Ecologie

English abstract : [en]

A comprehensive expert consultation was conducted in order to assess the status, trends and the most important drivers of change in the abundance and geographical distribution of kelp forests in European waters. This ...
Show more >A comprehensive expert consultation was conducted in order to assess the status, trends and the most important drivers of change in the abundance and geographical distribution of kelp forests in European waters. This consultation included an on-line questionnaire, results from a workshop and data provided by a selected group of experts working on kelp forest mapping and eco-evolutionary research. Differences in status and trends according to geographical areas, species identity and small-scale variations within the same habitat where shown by assembling and mapping kelp distribution and trend data. Significant data gaps for some geographical regions, like the Mediterranean and the southern Iberian Peninsula, were also identified. The data used for this study confirmed a general trend with decreasing abundance of some native kelp species at their southern distributional range limits and increasing abundance in other parts of their distribution (Saccharina latissima and Saccorhiza polyschides). The expansion of the introduced species Undaria pinnatifida was also registered. Drivers of observed changes in kelp forests distribution and abundance were assessed using experts’ opinions. Multiple possible drivers were identified, including global warming, sea urchin grazing, harvesting, pollution and fishing pressure, and their impact varied between geographical areas. Overall, the results highlight major threats for these ecosystems but also opportunities for conservation. Major requirements to ensure adequate protection of coastal kelp ecosystems along European coastlines are discussed, based on the local to regional gaps detected in the study.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Collections :

• Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187

Source :

Harvested from HAL