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Multiscale stability of an intertidal kelp (Postelsia palmaeformis) near its northern range edge through a period of prolonged heatwaves.
Annals of botany - 8 Mar 2024
Csordas Matthew, Starko Samuel, Neufeld Christopher J, Thompson Sarah Ann, Baum Julia K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Climate change, including gradual changes and extreme weather events, is driving widespread species losses and range shifts. These climatic changes are felt acutely in intertidal ecosystems, where many organisms live close to their thermal limits and experience the extremes of both marine and terrestrial environments. A recent series of multiyear heatwaves in the northeast Pacific Ocean might...
Topics
- Kelp
- Ecosystem
- Climate Change
- Phenotype