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Cphelps Et Al. Disease, Natural And Aquaria E. Radiata Microbiome Asv (Amplicon Sequence Variant) Table, Charlie M. Phelps Jan 2022

Cphelps Et Al. Disease, Natural And Aquaria E. Radiata Microbiome Asv (Amplicon Sequence Variant) Table, Charlie M. Phelps

Research Datasets

This ASV table is the raw sequencing abundances for the Chapter 4 dataset with accompanying metadata.


Patch Dynamics Driven By Wave Exposure In Subtidal Temperate Seaweeds Are Exacerbated By Warming Oceans, Yannick Mulders, Lydiane Mattio, Julia C. Phillips, Paul S. Lavery, Gary A. Kendrick, Thomas Wernberg Jan 2022

Patch Dynamics Driven By Wave Exposure In Subtidal Temperate Seaweeds Are Exacerbated By Warming Oceans, Yannick Mulders, Lydiane Mattio, Julia C. Phillips, Paul S. Lavery, Gary A. Kendrick, Thomas Wernberg

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Over the past decades, ocean temperatures have been steadily increasing and are projected to continue to do so, stressing many temperate marine organisms. Changing temperatures do not affect ecosystems in isolation, but interact with many other factors in shaping ecological communities. We investigated the changes over 2 decades in subtidal temperate seaweed communities over a wave exposure gradient in Western Australia, a global warming hotspot. We found higher diversity in the seaweed community and a higher proportion of biomass of species with a warm affinity (expressed as the tropicalization index: TI) over time. There was no decline in biomass of …


Supplementary Table 11: Regional Zotu Table (Data As Relative Abundances), Charlie M. Phelps, Kathryn Mcmahon, Andrew Bissett, Rachele Bernasconi, Peter D. Steinberg, Torsten Thomas, Ezequiel M. Marzinelli, Megan J. Huggett Jan 2021

Supplementary Table 11: Regional Zotu Table (Data As Relative Abundances), Charlie M. Phelps, Kathryn Mcmahon, Andrew Bissett, Rachele Bernasconi, Peter D. Steinberg, Torsten Thomas, Ezequiel M. Marzinelli, Megan J. Huggett

Research Datasets

This zOTU table is the relative abundances for the whole regional (combined WA and NSW) dataset.


Sources And Supply Of Kelp Detritus : Quantifying Mechanisms Of Production, Thibaut De Bettignies Jan 2013

Sources And Supply Of Kelp Detritus : Quantifying Mechanisms Of Production, Thibaut De Bettignies

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

In temperate waters, rocky reefs dominated by extremely productive kelp beds export considerable primary production. Despite the extensive body of work on kelp detritus as a trophic subsidy, many questions remain about the production of this detritus. The aim of this thesis was to determine the rate and mechanisms of kelp detritus production, for Ecklonia radiata, the dominant kelp species in temperate Australia. Most of the work was conducted in Marmion Lagoon located 20 km North of Perth, south-western Western Australia, a region strongly influenced by oceanic swell and winter storms. The study comprised of four major components: the impact …


Wounded Kelps: Patterns And Susceptibility To Breakage, Thibaut De Bettignies, Mads Thomsen, Thomas Wernberg Jan 2012

Wounded Kelps: Patterns And Susceptibility To Breakage, Thibaut De Bettignies, Mads Thomsen, Thomas Wernberg

Research outputs 2012

Kelps are highly productive seaweeds predominantly found in wave-exposed environments. Physical and biological processes such as sand abrasion, whiplash and grazing can wound kelp tissue, potentially weakening its ability to withstand wave forces. Despite the ecological importance of kelp tissue loss, few studies have quantified wounding patterns in kelps or how wounding might affect the biomechanical properties of kelps. We quantified the prevalence of wounds on 360 Ecklonia radiata kelps collected across 3 different reef lines (levels of wave exposure) in April (autumn), June (early winter), August (winter) and October (early spring) (i.e. before, during and after peak wave activity). …