• A snap shot of the short-term response of crustaceans to macrophyte detritus in the deep Oslofjord 

      Ramirez-Llodra, Eva; Rinde, Eli; Gundersen, Hege; Christie, Hartvig; Fagerli, Camilla With; Fredriksen, Stein; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Norling, Karl; Walday, Mats Gunnar; Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      A test deployment of a time-lapse camera lander in the deep Oslofjord (431 m) was used to obtain initial information on the response of benthic fauna to macroalgal debris. Three macroalgal species were used on the lander ...
    • Can multitrophic interactions and ocean warming influence large-scale kelp recovery? 

      Christie, Hartvig C; Gundersen, Hege; Rinde, Eli; Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus; Pedersen, Torstein; Bekkby, Trine; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Fagerli, Camilla With (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Ongoing changes along the northeastern Atlantic coastline provide an opportunity to explore the influence of climate change and multitrophic interactions on the recovery of kelp. Here, vast areas of sea urchin‐dominated ...
    • Carbon export is facilitated by sea urchins transforming kelp detritus 

      Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Pedersen, Morten Foldager; Fredriksen, Stein; Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus; Rinde, Eli; Kristiansen, Trond; Albretsen, Jon; Wernberg, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      With the increasing imperative for societies to act to curb climate change by increasing carbon stores and sinks, it has become critical to understand how organic carbon is produced, released, transformed, transported, and ...
    • Disappearing Blue Mussels – Can Mesopredators Be Blamed? 

      Christie, Hartvig; Kraufvelin, Patrik; Kraufvelin, Lucinda; Niemi, Niklas; Rinde, Eli (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Despite many theories, the recent evident decreases in blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) abundance in southern Norway and western Sweden (eastern North Sea) have not yet been explained. To test the possible role of increased ...
    • Distribution and abundance of phytobenthic communities: Implications for connectivity and ecosystem functioning in a Black Sea Marine Protected Area 

      Berov, Dimitar; Todorova, Valentina; Dimitrov, Lubomir; Rinde, Eli; Karamfilov, Ventzislav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The distribution and abundance of macroalgal communities in a Marine Protected Area (MPA) along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast were mapped and quantified, with particular focus on the previously unstudied P. crispa ...
    • Distribution, structure and function of Nordic eelgrass (Zostera marina) ecosystems: Implications for coastal management and conservation 

      Boström, Christoffer; Baden, Susanne; Bockelmann, Anna-Christina; Dromph, Karsten; Fredriksen, Stein; Gustafsson, Camilla; Krause-Jensen, Dorte; Möller, Tiia; Nielsen, Søren Laurentius; Olesen, Birgit; Olsen, Jeanine; Pihl, Leif; Rinde, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      1. This paper focuses on the marine foundation eelgrass species, Zostera marina, along a gradient from the northern Baltic Sea to the north-east Atlantic. This vast region supports a minimum of 1480km 2 eelgrass (maximum ...
    • Efficient coralline algal psbA mini barcoding and High Resolution Melt (HRM) analysis using a simple custom DNA preparation 

      Anglès d'Auriac, Marc; Le Gall, Line; Peña, Viviana; Hall-Spencer, Jason M.; Steneck, Robert S.; Fredriksen, Stein; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Christie, Hartvig C; Husa, Vivian; Grefsrud, Ellen Sofie; Rinde, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Coralline algae form extensive maerl and rhodolith habitats that support a rich biodiversity. Calcium carbonate harvesting as well as trawling activities threatens this ecosystem. Eleven species were recorded so far as ...
    • Facilitating foundation species: The potential for plant-bivalve interactions to improve habitat restoration success 

      Gagnon, Karine; Rinde, Eli; Bengil, Elizabeth Grace Tunka; Carugati, Laura; Christianen, Marjolijn J.A.; Danovaro, Roberto; Gambi, Cristina; Govers, Laura L.; Kipson, Silvija; Meysick, Lukas; Pajusalu, Liina; Tüney Kızılkaya, İnci; van de Koppel, Johan; van der Heide, Tjisse; van Katwijk, Marieke M.; Boström, Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      1.Vegetated marine and freshwater habitats are being increasingly lost around the world. Habitat restoration is a critical step for conserving these valuable habitats, but new approaches are needed to increase restoration ...
    • Habitat features and their influence on the restoration potential of marine habitats in Europe 

      Bekkby, Trine; Papadopoulou, Nadia; Fiorentino, Dario; McOwen, Chris J.; Rinde, Eli; Boström, Christoffer; Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Linares, Cristina; Andersen, Guri Sogn; Bengil, Elizabeth Grace Tunka; Bilan, Meri; Cebrian, Emma; Cerrano, Carlo; Donovaro, Roberto; Fagerli, Camilla With; Fraschetti, Simonetta; Gagnon, Karine; Gambi, Cristina; Gundersen, Hege; Kipson, Silvija; Kotta, Jonne; Morato, Telmo; Ojaveer, Henn; Ramirez-Llodra, Eva (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      To understand the restoration potential of degraded habitats, it is important to know the key processes and habitat features that allow for recovery after disturbance. As part of the EU (Horizon 2020) funded MERCES project, ...
    • "Hanging gardens" - comparing fauna communities in kelp farms and wild kelp forests 

      Bekkby, Trine; Torstensen, Ragnhild Ryther Grimm; Grünfeld, Lars Andreas Holm; Gundersen, Hege; Fredriksen, Stein; Rinde, Eli; Christie, Hartvig C; Walday, Mats Gunnar; Andersen, Guri Sogn; Brkljacic, Marijana Stenrud; Neves, Luiza S.; Hancke, Kasper (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      A growing need for food is causing increased interest for seaweed farming globally. This requires knowledge of the industry’s effects on the marine environment. We therefore aimed to explore the communities hosted by a ...
    • Importance of wave and current exposure to fauna communities in Laminaria hyperborea kelp forest 

      Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus; Christie, Hartvig C; Rinde, Eli; Gundersen, Hege; Bekkby, Trine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Hydrodynamic forces from waves and currents may have strong but different impacts on benthic diversity. In order to study the relative importance of current and wave exposure to the diversity of macrofauna associated with ...
    • Incorporating facilitative interactions into small-scale eelgrass restoration—challenges and opportunities 

      Gagnon, Karine; Christie, Hartvig C; Didderen, Karin; Fagerli, Camilla With; Govers, Laura L.; Gräfnings, Max L. E.; Heusinkveld, Jannes H. T.; Kaljurand, Kaire; Lengkeek, Wouter; Martin, Georg; Meysick, Lukas; Pajusalu, Liina; Rinde, Eli; van der Heide, Tjisse; Boström, Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Marine ecosystem engineers such as seagrasses and bivalves create important coastal habitats sustaining high biodiversity and ecosystem services. Restoring these habitats is difficult due to the importance of feedback ...
    • 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, ...
    • Length, strength and water flow: relative importance of wave and current exposure on morphology in kelp Laminaria hyperborea 

      Bekkby, Trine; Rinde, Eli; Gundersen, Hege; Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus; Gitmark, Janne K.; Christie, Hartvig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Water flow is a strong determinant of kelp growth, but it is also a stress factor causing breakage and dislodgement. As wave exposure and currents differ with respect to flow pattern, the 2 forces are expected to affect ...
    • Levelling-up rhodolith-bed science to address global-scale conservation challenges 

      Tuya, Fernando; Schubert, Nadine; Aguirre, Julio; Basso, Daniela; Bastos, Eduardo O.; Berchez, Flávio; Bernardino, Angelo F.; Bosch, Néstor E.; Burdett, Heidi L.; Espino, Fernando; Fernández-Gárcia, Cindy; Francini-Filho, Ronaldo B.; Gagnon, Patrick; Hall-Spencer, Jason M.; Haroun, Ricardo; Hofmann, Laurie C.; Horta, Paulo A.; Kamenos, Nicholas A.; Le Gall, Line; Magris, Rafael A.; Martin, Sophie; Nelson, Wendy A.; Neves, Pedro; Olivé, Irene; Otero-Ferrer, Francisco; Peña, Viviana; Pereira-Filho, Guilherme H.; Ragazzola, Federica; Rebelo, Ana Cristina; Ribeiro, Cláudia; Rinde, Eli; Schoenrock, Kathryn; Silva, João; Sissini, Marina N.; Tâmega, Frederico T.S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Global marine conservation remains fractured by an imbalance in research efforts and policy actions, limiting progression towards sustainability. Rhodolith beds represent a prime example, as they have ecological importance ...
    • Lithothamnion (Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta) in the changing Arctic and Subarctic: DNA sequencing of type and recent specimens provides a systematics foundation 

      Peña, Viviana; Bélanger, David; Gagnon, Patrick; Richards, Joseph L.; Gall, Line Le; Hughey, Jeffery R.; Saunders, Gary W.; Lindstrom, Sandra C.; Rinde, Eli; Husa, Vivian; Christie, Hartvig C; Fredriksen, Stein; Hall-Spencer, Jason M.; Steneck, Robert S.; Schoenrock, Kathryn M.; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Grefsrud, Ellen Sofie; Anglès d'Auriac, Marc; Legrand, Erwann; Grall, Jacques; Mumford, Thomas F.; Kamenos, Nicholas A.; Gabrielson, Paul W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Coralline red algae in the non-geniculate genera Clathromorphum, Phymatolithon and Lithothamnion are important benthic ecosystem engineers in the photic zone of the Arctic and Subarctic. In these regions, the systematics ...
    • Rapid expansion of the invasive oyster Crassostrea gigas at its northern distribution limit in Europe: Naturally dispersed or introduced? 

      Angles d'Auriac, Marc; Rinde, Eli; Norling, Pia Carina; Lapegue, Sylvie; Staalstrøm, Andre; Hjermann, Dag Øystein; Thaulow, Jens (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, was introduced to Europe for aquaculture purposes, and has had a rapid and unforeseen northward expansion in northern Europe. The recent dramatic increase in number of C. gigas ...
    • Reliability in distribution modeling — A synthesis and step-by-step guidelines for improved practice 

      Bryn, Anders; Bekkby, Trine; Rinde, Eli; Gundersen, Hege; Halvorsen, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Information about the distribution of a study object (e.g., species or habitat) is essential in face of increasing pressure from land or sea use, and climate change. Distribution models are instrumental for acquiring such ...
    • Shifts between sugar kelp and turf algae in Norway: regime shifts or flips between different opportunistic seaweed species? 

      Christie, Hartvig C; Andersen, Guri Sogn; Bekkby, Trine; Fagerli, Camilla With; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Gundersen, Hege; Rinde, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Around year 2000, sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) forests were observed to disappear in southern parts of Norway, being replaced by mats of turf algae (i.e. filamentous ephemeral algae) loaded with sediments. About 80% ...
    • The abundance of kelp is modified by the combined impact of depth, waves and currents 

      Bekkby, Trine; Smit, Cecilie; Gundersen, Hege; Rinde, Eli; Steen, Henning; Tveiten, Lise Ann; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Fredriksen, Stein; Albretsen, Jon; Christie, Hartvig C (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This study analyses the combined impact of two types of ocean water flow, wave exposure and ocean currents, on kelp Laminaria hyperborea abundance, taking other environmental co-variables into account. The dataset covers ...