• Genetic heterogeneity of two bioeconomically important kelp species along the Norwegian coast 

      Evankow, Ann; Christie, Hartvig C; Hancke, Kasper; Brysting, Anne Krag; Junge, Claudia; Fredriksen, Stein; Thaulow, Jens (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Knowledge of genetic diversity among wild populations is becoming increasingly important as more species are recognized for their bioeconomic value. Industrialization of natural resources, such as kelp in the marine shallow ...
    • Global estimates of the extent and production of macroalgal forests 

      Duarte, Carlos M.; Gattuso, Jean-Pierre; Hancke, Kasper; Gundersen, Hege; Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Pedersen, Morten Foldager; Middelburg, J.J.; Burrows, Michael T.; Krumhansl, Kira A.; Wernberg, Thomas; Moore, Pippa J.; Pessarrodona, Albert; Ørberg, Sarah; Pinto, Isabel Sousa; Assis, Jorge; Queirós, Ana M.; Smale, Dan A; Bekkby, Trine; Serrão, Ester A.; Krause-Jensen, Dorte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Macroalgal habitats are believed to be the most extensive and productive of all coastal vegetated ecosystems. In stark contrast to the growing attention on their contribution to carbon export and sequestration, understanding ...
    • Kelp carbon sink potential decreases with warming due to accelerating decomposition 

      Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Feehan, Colette J.; Smale, Dan A.; Krumhansl, Kira A.; Augustine, Skye; de Bettignies, Florian; Burrows, Michael T.; Byrnes, Jarrett E.K.; Campbell, Jillian; Davoult, Dominique; Dunton, Kenneth H.; Franco, Joao N.; Garrido, Ignacio; Grace, Sean P.; Hancke, Kasper; Johnson, Ladd E.; Konar, Brenda; Moore, Pippa J.; Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus; O'Dell, Alasdair; Pedersen, Morten F.; Salomon, Anne K.; Sousa-Pinto, Isabel; Tiegs, Scott; Yiu, Dara; Wernberg, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Cycling of organic carbon in the ocean has the potential to mitigate or exacerbate global climate change, but major questions remain about the environmental controls on organic carbon flux in the coastal zone. Here, we ...
    • Kelp forest distribution in the Nordic region 

      Kvile, Kristina Øie; Andersen, Guri Sogn; Baden, Susanne; Bekkby, Trine; Bruhn, Annette; Geertz-Hansen, Ole; Hancke, Kasper; Hansen, Jørgen L.S.; Krause-Jensen, Dorte; Rinde, Eli; Steen, Henning; Wegeberg, Susse; Gundersen, Hege (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Kelp forests are productive coastal ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem services. Mapping the distribution and area occupied by kelp forests is a critical step to identify their ecosystem functions and services, ...
    • Nordic Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Status and Outlook 

      Krause-Jensen, Dorte; Gundersen, Hege; Björk, Mats; Gullström, Martin; Dahl, Martin; Asplund, Maria E.; Boström, Christoffer; Holmer, Marianne; Banta, Gary T.; Graversen, Anna Elizabeth Løvgren; Pedersen, Morten Foldager; Bekkby, Trine; Frigstad, Helene; Skjellum, Solrun Figenschau; Thormar, Jonas; Gyldenkærne, Steen; Howard, Jennifer; Pidgeon, Emily; Ragnarsdóttir, Sunna Björk; Mols-Mortensen, Agnes; Hancke, Kasper (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Vegetated coastal and marine habitats in the Nordic region include salt marshes, eelgrass meadows and, in particular, brown macroalgae (kelp forests and rockweed beds). Such habitats contribute to storage of organic carbon ...
    • Seaweed forests are carbon sinks that may help mitigate CO2 emissions: a comment on Gallagher et al. (2022) 

      Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Pessarrodona, Albert; Duarte, Carlos M.; Krause-Jensen, Dorte; Hancke, Kasper; Smale, Daniel; Wernberg, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Recently, Gallagher et al. (2022) suggested that seaweed ecosystems are net heterotrophic carbon sources due to CO2 released from the consumption of external subsidies. Here we outline several flaws in their argument, which ...
    • Status for miljøet i norske havområder - Rapport fra Overvåkingsgruppen 2023 

      Albretsen, Jon; Assmann, Karen; Assmy, Philipp; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Børsheim, Knut Yngve; Chierici, Melissa; Christensen, Kai Håkon; Dalpadado, Padmini; Diesing, Markus; Espenes, Lars Christian; Falkenhaug, Tone; Fauchald, Per; Frie, Anne Kirstine Højholt; Gerland, Sebastian; Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar; Gundersen, Hege; Gundersen, Kjell; Hancke, Kasper; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Husa, Vivian; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Jelmert, Anders; Hensen, Henning; Jensen, Louise Kiel; Jensen, Martin; Johansson, Josefina; Johnsen, Hanne; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal; Kovacs, Kit M.; Leiknes, Øystein; Leonard, Deanna Marie; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Mousing, Erik Askov; Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus; Rosendal, Elisabet; Sanchez-Borque, Jorge; Schøyen, Merete; Skagseth, Øystein; Skjerdal, Hilde Kristin; Skern-Mauritzen, Mette; Skogen, Morten D.; Stene, Kristine O.; Søvik, Guldborg; Thorsnes, Terje; von Quillfeldt, Cecilie (Rapport fra havforskningen;2023 - 24, Research report, 2023)
      I denne rapporten gir Overvåkingsgruppen, for første gang, en felles vurdering av miljøtilstanden i Barentshavet og havområdene utenfor Lofoten, Norskehavet og Nordsjøen med Skagerrak. Det er også første rapport som bruker ...