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Kelp Bibliography

Tasmanian and Australian References

Barrett NS & GJ Edgar. 1992. A Survey of Potential Marine Reserve Locations in Bass Strait. Final Report to the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Bennett I & EC Pope. 1960. Intertidal zonation of the exposed rocky shores of Tasmania and its relationship with the rest of Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 11:182-221.

Cribb, A.B. 1954. Macrocystis pyrifera (L.)Ag. in Tasmanian waters. Aust.J.Mar.Freshw.Res. 5:1-34.

Edgar GJ. 1981. An Initial Survey of Potential Marine Reserves in Tasmania. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania, Occasional Paper No.4.

Edgar GJ. 1983. The ecology of south-east Tasmanian phytal animal communities. II. Seasonal change in plant and animal populations. J.Exp.Mar.Biol.Ecol. 70:159-179.

Edgar GJ. 1984. Marine Life and Potential Marine Reserves in Tasmania. Part 2. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania, Occasional Paper No.7.

Edgar GJ. 1984. General features of the ecology and biogeography of Tasmanian rocky reef communities. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 118:173-186.

Edgar,-G.J. 1987. Dispersal of faunal and floral propagules associated with drifting Macrocystis pyrifera plants. MAR.-BIOL. vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 599-610

Lewis,-R.J.; Neushul,-M. 1994. Northern and Southern Hemisphere hybrids of Macrocystis (Phaeophyceae). J.-PHYCOL. vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 346-353

Kennelly, S.J., A.J. Underwood. 1993. Geographic consistencies of effects of experimental physical disturbance on understory species in sublittoral kelp forests in central New South Wales. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 168: 35-58.

Sanderson,-J.C. 1987. A survey of the Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh stocks on the east coast of Tasmania. Tasmania Dep. of Sea Fisheries, Taroona (Australia). Marine Lab. TECH.-REP.-MAR.-LAB.-DEP.-SEA-FISH.-TASM. no. 21, 11 pp.

Sanderson,-J.C.; Barrett,-N. 1989. A survey of the distribution of the introducedm Japanese macroalga Undaria pinnatifida (Harvey) Suringer in Tasmania, December 1988. Tasmania Dep. of Sea Fisheries, Taroona (Australia). Marine Lab. TECH.-REP.-MAR.-LAB.-DEP.-SEA-FISH.-TASM. no. 38, 35 pp.

Womersley HBS. 1959. The marine algae of Australia. Bot.Rev. 25:545-614.

Womersley HBS. 1981. Marine ecology and zonation of temperate coasts. In, Marine Botany: an Australasian Perspective, edited by MN Clayton and RJ King. Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, pp. 211-240.

Womersley HBS & RJ King. 1990. The ecology of temperate rocky shores. In, Biology of Marine Plants, edited by MN Clayton and RJ King. Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, pp.266-295.

Womersley, H.B.S. 1987. The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part II. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Government Printer, Adelaide.


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Kelp Bed Distribution, Stability

Dayton, P.K., V. Currie, T. Gerrodette, B. Keller, R. Rosenthal, D. Ven Tresca. 1994. Patch dynamics and stability of some southern California kelp communities. Ecol. Monogr. 54: 253-259.

Dayton, P.K., M. Tegner. 1984. Catastrophic storms, El Nino, and patch stability in a southern California kelp community. Science 24: 283-285.

Druehl, L. D. 1970. The pattern of Laminariales distribution in the northeast Pacific. Phycoloqia 9: 237-247

Ebeling, A.W., D.R. Laur, R.J. Rowley. 1985. Severe storm disturbances and reversal of community structure in a southern California kelp forest. Mar. Biol. 84: 287-294.

Harrold,-C.; Watanabe,-J.; Lisin,-S. 1988. Spatial variation in the structure of kelp forest communities along a wave exposure gradient. P.S.Z.N.-I:-MAR.-ECOL. vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 131-156

Hay,-C.H. 1990. The distribution of Macrocystis (Phaeophyta: Laminariales) as a biological indicator of cool sea surface temperature, with special reference to New Zealand waters. J.-R.-SOC.-N.Z. vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 313-336

Holbrook,-S.J.; Carr,-M.H.; Schmitt,-R.J.; Coyer,-J.A. 1990. Effect of giant kelp on local abundance of reef fishes: the importance of ontogenetic resource requirements. 3. Int. Symp. on Marine Biogeography and Evolution in the Pacific, (Hong Kong), 26 Jun-3 Jul 1988, vol. 47, no. 1 pp. 104-114.

North,-W.J.; James,-D.E.; Jones,-L.G. 1993. History of kelp beds (Macrocystis ) in Orange and San Diego Counties, California. 14. Int. Seaweed Symp., Brest (France), 16-21 Aug 1992 FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL-SEAWEED-SYMPOSIUM. Chapman,-A.R.O.;Brown, M.T.;Lahaye,-M.-eds. vol. 260-261 pp. 277-283

Seymour,-R.J.; Tegner,-M.J.; Dayton,-P.K.; Parnell,-P.E. 1989. Storm wave induced mortality of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera , in southern California. ESTUAR.-COAST.-SHELF-SCI. vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 277-292

Tegner, M.J. and P.K. Dayton. 1987. El Nino effects on southern California kelp forest communities. Adv. Ecol. Res. 17:243-279.

Tegner,-M.J.; Dayton,-P.K. 1991. Sea urchins, El Ninos, and the long term stability of Southern California kelp forest communities. MAR. ECOL.-PROG.-SER. vol. 77, no. 1, pp. 49-63

Witman, J.D. 1988. Stability of Atlantic kelp forests. 3: 285-286.


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Remote Sensing of Kelp Beds

Belsher,-T.; Mouchot,-M.-C. 1992. Use of satellite imagery in management of giant kelp resources, Morbihan Gulf, Kerguelen archipelago. Evaluation, par teledetection satellitaire, des stocks de Macrocystis pyrifera dans le golfe du Morbihan (archipel de Kerguelen). OCEANOL.-ACTA. vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 297-307

Deysher,-L.E. 1993. Evaluation of remote sensing techniques for monitoring giant kelp populations. 14. Int. Seaweed Symp., Brest (France), 16-21 Aug 1992. FOURTEENTH-INTERNATIONAL-SEAWEED-SYMPOSIUM. Chapman,-A.R.O.;Brown,-M.T.;Lahaye,-M.-eds. vol. 260-261 pp. 307-312.

Helgeson, G.A. 1970. Water depth and distance penetration. Photoqrammetric Engineering 36: 164-172.

Jamison, D.W. 1971. Aerial remote sensing as a tool in seaweed surveys. Proc. Intl. Seaweed sYmP 7: 351-357

Mumford, T. F. 1989. Survey, GIS mapping, and biomass/productivity determination of Kelp Beds off the Outer Coast and Straits of Juan de Fuca, Washington. Final Report, CZM Grant Num. C009002

Rogne, T., l. MacDonald, A. Smith, M.C. Kennicutt 1993. Multi-spectral remote sensing and truth data from the Tenyo-Maru oil spill. Photoarammetric Enqineerinq and Remote Sensina V59 N3: 391-397

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Giant Kelp - Plant Growth, Population Dyamics

Barrales, H.L. , C.S. Lobban. 1975. The comparative ecology of Macrocystis pyrifera
with emphasis on the forests of Chubut, Argentina. J.Ecol. 63:657-677.

Burgmann,-M.A.; Gerard,-V.A. 1990. A stage-structured, stochastic population
model for the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera. MAR.-BIOL. 1990. vol. 105, no. 1, pp.
15-23

Dean,-T.A.; Thies,-K.; Lagos,-S.L. 1989. Survival of juvenile giant kelp: The effects
of demographic factors, competitors, and grazers. ECOLOGY vol. 70, no. 2, pp.
483-495

Luning, K. 1981. Photobiology of seaweeds: ecophysiological aspects. Proc. Intl.
Seaweed SYmp. 10:35-55.

Nyman,-M.A.; Brown,-M.T.; Neushul,-M.; Keogh,-J.A. 1990. Macrocystis pyrifera in New Zealand: Testing two mathematical models for whole plant growth. J.-APPL.-PHYCOL. vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 249-257

Reed,-D.C.; Laur,-D.R.; Ebeling,-A.W. 1988. Variation in algal dispersal and recruitment: The role of episodic events. Annu. Meeting of the Phycological Society of America, Pacific Grove, CA (USA), 24-29 Jul 1988. J.-PHYCOL. vol. 24, no. suppl., p. 4

Reed,-D.C.; Ebeling,-A.W.; Anderson,-T.W.; Anghera,-M. 1996. Differential reproductive responses to fluctuating resources in two seaweeds with different reproductive strategies. ECOLOGY vol. 77, no. 1, pp. 300-316

Westermeier,-R.; Moeller,-P. 1990. Population dynamics of Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh in the rocky intertidal of southern Chile. BOT.-MAR. vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 363-367

Wheeler, W. N., and L. D. Druehl. 1986. Seasonal growth and production of Macrocystis integrifolia on British Columbia, Canada. Mar. Biol. 90: 181-186.


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Kelp Forest Ecology, Dynamics

Bodkin,-J.L. 1988. Effects of kelp forest removal on associated fish assemblages in central California. J.-EXP.-MAR.-BIOL.-ECOL. vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 227-238

Cowen, R.K., C.R. Aggegian, M.S. Foster. 1982. The maintenance of community structure in a central California giant kelp forest. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 64: 189-201.

Dayton, D.K. 1985. The ecology of kelp communities. Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 16: 215-245.

Duggins, D.O. 1980. Kelp beds and sea otters: an experimental approach. Ecology 61: 447-453.

Duggins, D.O., C. A. Simenstad, J.A. Estes. 1989. Magnification of secondary production by kelp detritus in coastal marine ecosystems. Science 245: 170-173.

Duggins,-D.O.; Eckman,-J.E.; Sewell,-A.T. 1990. Ecology of understory kelp environments. 2. Effects of kelps on recruitment of benthic invertebrates. J.-EXP.-MAR.-BIOL.-ECOL. vol. 143, no. 1-2, pp. 27-45.

Elner, R.W., R.L. Vadas. 1990. Inference in ecology: the sea urchin phenomenon in the northwestern Atlantic. Am. Nat. 136: 108-125.

Estes, J.A., J.F. Palmisano. 1974. Sea otters: their role in structuring nearshore communities. Science 185: 1058-1060.

Foster, M.S., and D.S. Schiel 1985. The ecology of giant kelp forests in California: A community profile. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biol. report 85 (7.2): 1-152

Foster, M.S., D.R. Schiel. 1988. Kelp communities and sea otters: keystone species or just another brick in the wall? In G. R. VanBlaricom, J.A. Estes, eds., The Community Ecology of Sea Otters. New York, Springer-Verlag, pp. 92-115

Harrold, C., D.C. Reed. 1985. Food availability, sea urchin grazing, and kelp forest community structure. Ecology 66: 1160-1169.

Jameson, R. J., K. W. Kenyon, S. Jefferies and G. A. VanBlaricom. 1986. Status of a translocated sea otter population and its habitat in Washington. Murrelet 67: 84 -87.

Mann, K.H., P.A. Breen. 1972. The relation between lobster abundance, sea urchins, and kelp beds. J. Fish Res. Bd. Canada 29: 603-605. [please be sure to read later literature]

McLean, J.H. 1962. Sublittoral ecology of kelp beds of the open coast area near Carmel, California. Biol. Bull. 122: 95-114.

Miller, D. J. and J.J. Geibel. 1973. Summary of blue rockfish and lingcod life histories; a reef ecology study; and giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, experiments in Monterey Bay, California. Calif. Fish and Game Fish Bull. 158: 1-137.

Miller, R.J. 1985. Seaweeds, sea urchins, and lobsters: a reappraisal. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 42:2061-2072.

Miller, R.J. 1985. Succession in sea urchin and seaweed abundance in Nova Scotia, Canada. Mar. Biol. 84: 275-286.

Miller, R.J. A.G. Colodey. 1983. Widespread mass mortalities of the green sea urchin in Nova Scotia, Canada. Mar. Biol. 73: 263-267.

Rosenthal, R.J., W.D. Clarke and P.K. Dayton. 1974. Ecology and natural history of a stand of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, off Del Mar, California. Fish. Bull. 72 670 -684

Schroeter, S.D., J.D. Dixon, J. Kastendick, R.O. Smith. 1993. Detecting the ecological effects of environmental impacts: a case study of kelp invertebrates. Ecol. Appl. 3: 331-350.

Stephenson, R.L., F.C. Tan, K.H. Mann. 1986. Use of stable isotope ratios to compare plant meterial and potential consumers in a seagrass bed and a kelp bed in Nova Scotia, Canada. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 30: 1-7.

Tegner, M.J. and P.K. Dayton. 1981. Population structure, recruitment and mortality of two sea urchins (Strongylocentrous franciscanus and S. purpuratus in a kelp forest. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 5: 255-268.

Vadas, R.L. and R.S. Steneck. 1995. Overfishing and inferences in kelp--sea urchin
interactions. In H.R. Skjoldal, C. Hopkins, K.E. Eridstad, H.P. Leinaasa, eds., Ecology of Fjords and Coastal Waters, Elsevier Science, pp. 509-524


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Kelp Harvesting

Donnellan, M.D., & Foster, M.S. 1999. The effects of small-scale kelp harvesting on Giant Kelp surface canopy dynamics in the Ed Ricketts Underwater Park region. Final Report to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Cities of Monterey and Pacific Grove.

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. 2000. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Final Kelp Management Report. Background, Environmental Setting and Recommendations.

Rigg, G. B. 1915. The kelp beds of North America. In: Potash from Kelp. Edited by F. K. Cameron . 50-59. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

Van Wagenen, R. F. 1989. California Coastal Kelp Resources - Annual kelp inventory final report. California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Resource Division.

Van Wagenen, R. F. 1999. California Coastal Kelp Resources - Summer 1999. Final Report to Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Van Wagenen, R. F. 1999. California Coastal Kelp Resources - Annual kelp inventory final report. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Van Wagenen, R. F. 2001. California Coastal Kelp Resources - Summer 2000. Final
Report to Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Wheeler, W. N.1990. Kelp forests of British Columbia, a unique resource. Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Aquaculture and Commercial Fisheries Branch.


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General Kelp References

Abbott, l.A. and G. J. Hollenberg. 1976. Marine algae of California. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. 827 pp.

Antrim, L.D., R. M. Thom, W. Gardiner, V. Cullinan, D Shreffler and R. Bienert.
1995. Effects of petroleum products on bull kelp (Nereocystis Ivetkeana). Marine Biology 122: 23 - 31

Mitchell, C. T., E. K. Anderson, L. C. Jones, and W. J. North. 1970. What oil does to ecology. Jour. Water Pollution Control Fed. 42: 812-818

VanBlaricom, G.R., and J.A. Estes. 1988. The Community Ecology of Sea Otters. New York: Springer-Verlag.



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