Search Results - "Hepburn, Christopher"
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Effect of temperature on sporulation and spore development of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)
Published in PloS one (08-12-2022)“…Rising ocean temperature is a major driver of kelp forest decline worldwide and one that threatens to intensify over the coming decades. What is not…”
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Diffusion boundary layers ameliorate the negative effects of ocean acidification on the temperate coralline macroalga Arthrocardia corymbosa
Published in PloS one (13-05-2014)“…Anthropogenically-modulated reductions in pH, termed ocean acidification, could pose a major threat to the physiological performance, stocks, and biodiversity…”
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Light Limitation within Southern New Zealand Kelp Forest Communities
Published in PloS one (22-04-2015)“…Light is the fundamental driver of primary productivity in the marine environment. Reduced light availability has the potential to alter the distribution,…”
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The unprecedented coupled ocean-atmosphere summer heatwave in the New Zealand region 2017/18: drivers, mechanisms and impacts
Published in Environmental research letters (12-04-2019)“…During austral summer (DJF) 2017/18, the New Zealand region experienced an unprecedented coupled ocean-atmosphere heatwave, covering an area of 4 million km2…”
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Diurnal fluctuations in seawater pH influence the response of a calcifying macroalga to ocean acidification
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (07-12-2013)“…Coastal ecosystems that are characterized by kelp forests encounter daily pH fluctuations, driven by photosynthesis and respiration, which are larger than pH…”
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A kelp with integrity: Macrocystis pyrifera prioritises tissue maintenance in response to nitrogen fertilisation
Published in Oecologia (01-09-2016)“…Our understanding of the response of vascular, terrestrial plants to nitrogen (N) addition is advanced and provides the foundation for modern agriculture. In…”
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Water motion and pH jointly impact the availability of dissolved inorganic carbon to macroalgae
Published in Scientific reports (19-12-2022)“…The supply of dissolved inorganic carbon to seaweeds is a key factor regulating photosynthesis. Thinner diffusive boundary layers at the seaweed surface or…”
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Concentration boundary layers around complex assemblages of macroalgae: Implications for the effects of ocean acidification on understory coralline algae
Published in Limnology and oceanography (01-01-2013)“…Metabolic processes have the potential to modulate the effects of ocean acidification (OA) in nearshore macroalgal beds. We investigated whether natural mixed…”
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Carbon dioxide mitigation potential of seaweed aquaculture beds (SABs)
Published in Journal of applied phycology (01-10-2017)“…Seaweed aquaculture beds (SABs) that support the production of seaweed and their diverse products, cover extensive coastal areas, especially in the…”
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Metabolically induced pH fluctuations by some coastal calcifiers exceed projected 22nd century ocean acidification: a mechanism for differential susceptibility?
Published in Global change biology (01-10-2011)“…Anthropogenically mediated decreases in pH, termed ocean acidification (OA), may be a major threat to marine organisms and communities. Research has focussed…”
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Mass-transfer gradients across kelp beds influence Macrocystis pyrifera growth over small spatial scales
Published in Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) (01-01-2014)“…Nitrogen is essential for algal productivity but often reaches limiting concentrations in temperate ecosystems. Increased water motion enhances nitrogen uptake…”
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CARBON-USE STRATEGIES IN MACROALGAE: DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSES TO LOWERED PH AND IMPLICATIONS FOR OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
Published in Journal of phycology (01-02-2012)“…Ocean acidification (OA) is a reduction in oceanic pH due to increased absorption of anthropogenically produced CO2 . This change alters the seawater…”
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Population genetic structure of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Published in Marine biology (01-04-2024)“…The giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera is in global decline as a result of numerous stressors operating on both local and global scales. It is a species that…”
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Revealing hydrogen peroxide as an external stressor in macrophyte-dominated coastal ecosystems
Published in Oecologia (01-07-2020)“…Benthic primary producers in coastal ecosystems provide important habitat for marine organisms through the provision of complex 3D habitat. Primary producers…”
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Species-specific responses of macrophyte production to the increasing CO2 environment with potential ecosystem implications involved in the Baltic Sea
Published in Journal of applied phycology (01-04-2024)“…Macrophytes vary in their ability to utilize carbon in the form of HCO 3 − and/or CO 2 for photosynthesis. Some functional groups that solely use CO 2 for…”
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TESTING THE EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ON ALGAL METABOLISM: CONSIDERATIONS FOR EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS
Published in Journal of phycology (01-12-2009)“…Ocean acidification describes changes in the carbonate chemistry of the ocean due to the increased absorption of anthropogenically released CO₂. Experiments to…”
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Local management to support local fisheries: Rāhui (temporary closure) and bag limits for blackfoot abalone (Haliotis iris) in southern New Zealand
Published in Aquatic conservation (01-09-2021)“…Spatially discrete stocks that vary in life history traits on a reef‐to‐reef scale present a challenge for fisheries managers. Nationally or regionally applied…”
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Constraints to effective comanagement of New Zealand's customary fisheries: experiences of the East Otago Taiāpure
Published in Ecology and society (01-12-2022)“…Centralization of fisheries management within large-scale, colonial governing bodies can remove access and management rights of Indigenous communities and…”
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Coralline photosynthetic physiology across a steep light gradient
Published in Photosynthesis research (01-08-2022)“…Coralline algae (CA) are globally distributed and fulfil many important roles within coastal ecosystems. In this study, photosynthetically active radiation…”
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Nitrogen and phosphorus ecophysiology of coralline algae
Published in Journal of applied phycology (01-08-2020)“…The characteristics of nutrient uptake in macroalgae are generally well known but surprisingly little is known about nutrient uptake in coralline algae despite…”
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