Geographic and environmental factors affecting the distribution of kelp beds and barren grounds and changes in biota associated with kelp reduction at sites along the Norwegian coast
Geographic and environmental factors affecting the distribution of kelp beds and barren grounds and changes in biota associated with kelp reduction at sites along the Norwegian coast
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影响挪威海岸海带床和荒地分布的地理和环境因素以及与海带减少相关的生物群变化
DOI:
10.1139/f97-186
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发表时间:
1997
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
K. Sivertsen
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作者:
K. Sivertsen
Sites at 244 locations along the west and north Norwegian coasts were investigated to evaluate whether kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) beds had been overgrazed by the sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis and Echinus esculentus in the years 1981-1992. Barren ground communities were found in sheltered and moderately wave-exposed areas mainly in the inner and middle archipelago from Nordmore (63°N) northwards. Densities of large-sized (adult and intermediate) L. hyperborea were 20.7 individuals ·m-2 in kelp beds and 9.7 individuals ·m-2 in transition areas. Juvenile Laminaria spp. were present at densities of 23.9 individuals ·m-2 in kelp beds, 3.6 individuals ·m-2 in transition areas, 0.0 individuals ·m-2 in barren grounds, and 59.1 individuals ·m-2 in kelp-harvested locations. Both the densities and the mean size of S. droebachiensis in barren grounds decreased northwards. The mean densities were 52.2 and 26.1 individuals ·m-2 for the areas south and north of the Arctic Circle, respectively. Multivari...