Global kelp forest restoration: past lessons, present status, and future directions

Genomic vulnerability of a dominant seaweed points to future‐proofing pathways for Australia's underwater forests

(2021) Georgina Wood et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

A community perspective on the concept of marine holobionts: current status, challenges, and future directions

(2021) Simon M. Dittami et al.   PeerJ

Sea urchin mass mortality rapidly restores kelp forest communities

(2021) JP Williams et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

A successful method of transplanting adult Ecklonia radiata kelp, and relevance to other habitat‐forming macroalgae

(2021) Cayne Layton et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Embrace kelp forests in the coming decade

(2021) Colette J. Feehan et al.   SCIENCE

Effects of sea urchin and herbivorous gastropod removal, coupled with transplantation, on seaweed forest restoration

(2021) Seokwoo Hong et al.   BOTANICA MARINA

From marine deserts to algal beds: Treptacantha elegans revegetation to reverse stable degraded ecosystems inside and outside a No‐Take marine reserve

(2020) Alba Medrano et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Green gravel: a novel restoration tool to combat kelp forest decline

(2020) Stein Fredriksen et al.   Scientific Reports

Operation Crayweed: Ecological and sociocultural aspects of restoring Sydney’s underwater forests

(2020) Adriana Vergés et al.   ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION

Key Principles for Managing Recovery of Kelp Forests through Restoration

(2020) Rebecca L Morris et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Seaweed resources of Korea

(2020) Eun Kyoung Hwang et al.   BOTANICA MARINA

Using genomics to design and evaluate the performance of underwater forest restoration

(2020) Georgina Wood et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Golden carbon of Sargassum forests revealed as an opportunity for climate change mitigation

(2020) Lidiane P. Gouvêa et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Meta-Analysis Reveals Artificial Reefs Can Be Effective Tools for Fish Community Enhancement but Are Not One-Size-Fits-All

(2020) Avery B. Paxton et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Priorities and Motivations of Marine Coastal Restoration Research

(2020) Elisa Bayraktarov et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Playing to the Positives: Using Synergies to Enhance Kelp Forest Restoration

(2020) Aaron M. Eger et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Large-Scale Sea Urchin Culling Drives the Reduction of Subtidal Barren Grounds in the Mediterranean Sea

(2020) Giuseppe Guarnieri et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Restore or Redefine: Future Trajectories for Restoration

(2020) Melinda Ann Coleman et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Quantifying local coastal stewardship reveals motivations, models and engagement strategies

(2020) John W. Turnbull et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

A new approach to the restoration of seaweed beds using Sargassum fulvellum

(2020) Sang Mok Jung et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Trophic cascades and connectivity in coastal benthic marine ecosystems: a meta-analysis of experimental and observational research

(2020) AM Eger et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Habitat fragmentation causes collapse of kelp recruitment

(2020) C Layton et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

The Silver Lining of Extreme Events

(2020) M.A. Coleman et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Macrobenthic community establishment on artificial reefs with Macrocystis pyrifera over barren-ground and soft-bottom habitats

(2020) Leonardo Campos et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Using Propagules to Restore Coastal Marine Ecosystems

(2020) Mathew A. Vanderklift et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Bright Spots in Coastal Marine Ecosystem Restoration

(2020) Megan I. Saunders et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Can multitrophic interactions and ocean warming influence large-scale kelp recovery?

(2019) Hartvig Christie et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Grounding nature-based climate solutions in sound biodiversity science

(2019) Nathalie Seddon et al.   Nature Climate Change

Future climate change is predicted to affect the microbiome and condition of habitat-forming kelp

(2019) Zhiguang Qiu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Resilience and stability of kelp forests: The importance of patch dynamics and environment-engineer feedbacks

(2019) Cayne Layton et al.   PLoS One

Missing the marine forest for the trees

(2019) T Wernberg et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Tropicalisation of temperate reefs: Implications for ecosystem functions and management actions

(2019) Adriana Vergés et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Effect of sea urchin human harvest in promoting canopy forming algae restoration

(2019) L. Piazzi et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Motivations, success and cost of coral reef restoration

(2019) Elisa Bayraktarov et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Harnessing synthetic biology for kelp forest conservation

(2019) Melinda A. Coleman et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

First ex situ outplanting of the habitat-forming seaweed Cystoseira amentacea var. stricta from a restoration perspective

(2019) Gina De La Fuente et al.   PeerJ

Sunken Worlds: The Past and Future of Human-Made Reefs in Marine Conservation

(2019) Sofia Castelló y Tickell et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Impacts of ocean warming on kelp forest ecosystems

(2019) Dan A. Smale   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Are we ready for scaling up restoration actions? An insight from Mediterranean macroalgal canopies

(2019) Laura Tamburello et al.   PLoS One

Marine heat wave and multiple stressors tip bull kelp forest to sea urchin barrens

(2019) L. Rogers-Bennett et al.   Scientific Reports

A horizon scan of priorities for coastal marine microbiome research

(2019) Stacey M. Trevathan-Tackett et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Kelp patch size and density influence secondary productivity and diversity of epifauna

(2019) Victor Shelamoff et al.   OIKOS

Rise of Turfs: A New Battlefront for Globally Declining Kelp Forests

(2018) Karen Filbee-Dexter et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Aboriginal uses of seaweeds in temperate Australia: an archival assessment

(2018) Ruth H. Thurstan et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Subtidal macroalgal succession and competition between the annual, Sargassum horneri, and the perennials, Sargassum patens and Sargassum piluliferum, on an artificial reef in Wakasa Bay, Japan

(2018) Hikaru Endo et al.   FISHERIES SCIENCE

Arctic kelp forests: Diversity, resilience and future

(2018) Karen Filbee-Dexter et al.   GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE

Effect of foresting barren ground with Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh on the occurrence of coastal fishes off northern Chile

(2018) Mario Villegas et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Optimizing industrial-scale coral reef restoration: comparing harvesting wild coral spawn slicks and transplanting gravid adult colonies

(2018) Christopher Doropoulos et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Reproducible, flexible and high-throughput data extraction from primary literature: The metaDigitise r package

(2018) Joel L. Pick et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Restoration of a Canopy-Forming Alga Based on Recruitment Enhancement: Methods and Long-Term Success Assessment

(2018) Jana Verdura et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Revisiting the economic profitability of giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Ochrophyta) cultivation in Chile

(2018) Carolina Camus et al.   AQUACULTURE

Efficiency of trap type, soak time and bait type and quantities for harvesting the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Müller) in Norway

(2017) P. James et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

No-take marine reserves are the most effective protected areas in the ocean

(2017) Enric Sala et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Use of fertilized molten slags to create Sargassum forests in subtropical shallow waters

(2017) Daisuke Fujita et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions

(2017) Melanie J. Bishop et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

The role of kelp species as biogenic habitat formers in coastal marine ecosystems

(2017) Harry Teagle et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

The economic value of South African kelp forests and temperate reefs: Past, present and future

(2017) Laura K. Blamey et al.   JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS

lmerTest Package: Tests in Linear Mixed Effects Models

(2017) Alexandra Kuznetsova et al.   Journal of Statistical Software

SMART marine goals, targets and management – Is SDG 14 operational or aspirational, is ‘ Life Below Water ’ sinking or swimming?

(2017) Roland Cormier et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Growth, reproduction and recruitment of Silvetia siliquosa (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) transplants using polyethylene rope and natural rock methods

(2017) Xu Gao et al.   ALGAE

Tropicalization strengthens consumer pressure on habitat-forming seaweeds

(2017) Salvador Zarco-Perello et al.   Scientific Reports

The cost and feasibility of marine coastal restoration

(2016) Elisa Bayraktarov et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Holdfast fragmentation of Macrocystis pyrifera (integrifolia morph) and Lessonia berteroana in Atacama (Chile): a novel approach for kelp bed restoration

(2016) Renato Westermeier et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Physiological responses of habitat-forming seaweeds to increasing temperatures

(2016) Thomas Wernberg et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

The 'Great Southern Reef': social, ecological and economic value of Australia's neglected kelp forests

(2016) Scott Bennett et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Long-term fluctuations in Cystoseira populations along the west Istrian Coast (Croatia) related to eutrophication patterns in the northern Adriatic Sea

(2016) Ljiljana Iveša et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Substantial role of macroalgae in marine carbon sequestration

(2016) Dorte Krause-Jensen et al.   Nature Geoscience

Long-term empirical evidence of ocean warming leading to tropicalization of fish communities, increased herbivory, and loss of kelp

(2016) Adriana Vergés et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Climate-driven regime shift of a temperate marine ecosystem

(2016) T. Wernberg et al.   SCIENCE

Systematic culling controls a climate driven, habitat modifying invader

(2015) Sean R. Tracey et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Recovery of Danish Coastal Ecosystems After Reductions in Nutrient Loading: A Holistic Ecosystem Approach

(2015) Bo Riemann et al.   Estuaries and Coasts

REVIEW: Potential effects of kelp species on local fisheries

(2015) I. Bertocci et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Global analysis of seagrass restoration: the importance of large-scale planting

(2015) Marieke M. van Katwijk et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Multi-approach mapping to help spatial planning and management of the kelp species L. digitata and L. hyperborea: Case study of the Molène Archipelago, Brittany

(2015) Touria Bajjouk et al.   JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

Use of sugar kelp aquaculture in Long Island Sound and the Bronx River Estuary for nutrient extraction

(2015) JK Kim et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Does restoration of a habitat-forming seaweed restore associated faunal diversity?

(2015) Ezequiel M. Marzinelli et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Recovery trajectories of kelp forest animals are rapid yet spatially variable across a network of temperate marine protected areas

(2015) Jennifer E. Caselle et al.   Scientific Reports

Use of sugar kelp aquaculture in Long Island Sound and the Bronx River Estuary for nutrient extraction

(2015) JK Kim et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Potential blue carbon from coastal ecosystems in the Republic of Korea

(2015) Calvyn F. A. Sondak et al.   Ocean Science Journal

Studies on breeding of Sargassum vachellianum on artificial reefs in Gouqi Island, China

(2014) Zhaoyang Chai et al.   AQUACULTURE

Evaluation of repopulation techniques for the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Laminariales)

(2014) Ximena Vásquez et al.   BOTANICA MARINA

Grazer removal and nutrient enrichment as recovery enhancers for overexploited rocky subtidal habitats

(2014) Giuseppe Guarnieri et al.   OECOLOGIA

Global regime shift dynamics of catastrophic sea urchin overgrazing

(2014) S. D. Ling et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Towards Restoration of Missing Underwater Forests

(2014) Alexandra H. Campbell et al.   PLoS One

Size determination of Ecklonia cava for successful transplantation onto artificial seaweed reef

(2014) Young Dae Kim et al.   ALGAE

Installing kelp forests/seaweed beds for mitigation and adaptation against global warming: Korean Project Overview

(2013) I. K. Chung et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Sargassum bed restoration by transplantation of germlings grown under protective mesh cage

(2013) Jang Taek Yoon et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Repopulation techniques for Macrocystis integrifolia (Phaeophyceae: Laminariales) in Atacama, Chile

(2013) Renato Westermeier et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Assessing the potential for recovery of a Sargassum siliquastrum community in Hong Kong

(2013) Yu Hin Leung et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Economic valuation of kelp forests in northern Chile: values of goods and services of the ecosystem

(2013) Julio A. Vásquez et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Enhancement of Saccharina kelp production by nutrient supply in the Sea of Japan off southwestern Hokkaido, Japan

(2013) Yukio Agatsuma et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Lack of sea urchin settlement may explain kelp forest recovery in overgrazed areas in Norway

(2013) CW Fagerli et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Sea urchin barrens as alternative stable states of collapsed kelp ecosystems

(2013) K Filbee-Dexter et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Effect of Carbonated Steelmaking Slag on the Growth of Benthic Microalgae

(2013) Mizuki Ishii et al.   TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN

Threats and knowledge gaps for ecosystem services provided by kelp forests: a northeast Atlantic perspective

(2013) Dan A. Smale et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Ecosystem Flips, Locks, and Feedbacks: the Lasting Effects of Fisheries on Maine's Kelp Forest Ecosystem

(2012) Robert S Steneck et al.   BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE

Establishment of intertidal seaweed beds of Sargassum thunbergii through habitat creation and germling seeding

(2012) Yong Qiang Yu et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Conservation challenges in urban seascapes: promoting the growth of threatened species on coastal infrastructures

(2012) Shimrit Perkol-Finkel et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Large-scale shift from sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) to ephemeral algae along the south and west coast of Norway

(2012) Frithjof E. Moy et al.   Marine Biology Research

Seaweed richness and herbivory increase rate of community recovery from disturbance

(2011) Kristin M. Aquilino et al.   ECOLOGY

Pollution impacts and recovery potential in three species of the genus Cystoseira (Fucales, Heterokontophyta)

(2011) Marta Sales et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Climate change cascades: Shifts in oceanography, species' ranges and subtidal marine community dynamics in eastern Tasmania

(2011) Craig R. Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Multi-trophic consequences of kelp harvest

(2010) Svein-Håkon Lorentsen et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Recovering subtidal forests in human-dominated landscapes

(2010) Daniel Gorman et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Loss of predators and the collapse of southern California kelp forests (?): Alternatives, explanations and generalizations

(2010) Michael S. Foster et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Recovery of canopy-forming macroalgae following removal of the enigmatic grazing sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma

(2010) S.D. Ling et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Loss and Recovery Potential of Marine Habitats: An Experimental Study of Factors Maintaining Resilience in Subtidal Algal Forests at the Adriatic Sea

(2010) Shimrit Perkol-Finkel et al.   PLoS One

Reestablishment of the Southern California Rocky Intertidal Brown Alga, Silvetia compressa: An Experimental Investigation of Techniques and Abiotic and Biotic Factors That Affect Restoration Success

(2010) Stephen G. Whitaker et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Connectivity, biodiversity conservation and the design of marine reserve networks for coral reefs

(2009) G. R. Almany et al.   CORAL REEFS

Do modified habitats have direct or indirect effects on epifauna?

(2009) E. M. Marzinelli et al.   ECOLOGY

Sea urchin grazing and kelp re-vegetation in the NE Atlantic

(2009) Kjell Magnus Norderhaug et al.   Marine Biology Research

Biological effects within no-take marine reserves: a global synthesis

(2009) SE Lester et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Overfishing reduces resilience of kelp beds to climate-driven catastrophic phase shift

(2009) S. D. Ling et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ABSENCE OF A LARGE BROWN MACROALGA ON URBANIZED ROCKY REEFS AROUND SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, AND EVIDENCE FOR HISTORICAL DECLINE1

(2008) Melinda A. Coleman et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Food web structure of a restored macroalgal bed in the eastern Korean peninsula determined by C and N stable isotope analyses

(2008) Chang-Keun Kang et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Recovering a lost baseline: missing kelp forests from a metropolitan coast

(2008) SD Connell et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Range expansion of a habitat-modifying species leads to loss of taxonomic diversity: a new and impoverished reef state

(2008) S. D. Ling   OECOLOGIA