• Changing nutritional seascapes of kelp forests 

      Shalders, Tanika C.; Champion, Curtis; Benkendorff, Kirsten; Davis, Tom; Wernberg, Thomas; Morris, Stephen; Coleman, Melinda A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Ocean warming and short-term extreme events (e.g. marine heatwaves) are becoming more intense and frequent and have had major impacts on ecosystems. Seaweeds are foundational components of temperate reefs, providing nutrition ...
    • Genotypic variation in response to extreme events may facilitate kelp adaptation under future climates 

      Alsuwaiyan, Nahlah A.; Vranken, Sofie; Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Cambridge, Marion; Coleman, Melinda A.; Wernberg, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Marine heatwaves (MHWs) have caused declines in many kelp forests globally. Although the ecological effects of these climatic extremes have been well examined, studies on the role of genotypic variation in underpinning ...
    • Green gravel as a vector of dispersal for kelp restoration 

      Alsuwaiyan, Nahlah A.; Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Vranken, Sofie; Burkholz, Celina; Cambridge, Marion; Coleman, Melinda A.; Wernberg, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Kelp forests are experiencing substantial declines due to climate change, particularly ocean warming and marine heatwaves, and active interventions are necessary to halt this decline. A new restoration approach termed ...
    • Host genotype and microbiome associations in co-occurring clonal and non-clonal kelp, Ecklonia radiata 

      Vadillo Gonzalez, Sebastian; Vranken, Sofie; Coleman, Melinda A.; Wernberg, Thomas; Steinberg, Peter D.; Marzinelli, Ezequiel M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      A fundamental question in holobiont biology is the extent to which microbiomes are determined by host characteristics regulated by their genotype. Studies on the interactions of host genotype and microbiomes are emerging ...