Arctic kelp forest decline – a consequence of melting glaciers?
Luisa Düsedau1,4*, Stein Fredriksen 2, Markus Brand 1, Philipp Fischer 1, Ulf Karsten 3, Kai Bischof 4, Amanda Savoie 5 and Inka Bartsch 1
1 Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
2 Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1066 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
3 Department of Applied Ecology and Phycology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 3, 18059 Rostock, Germany
4 Marine Botany, University of Bremen & MARUM, James-Watt-Str. 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
5 Centre for Arctic Knowledge and Exploration, Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St., K2P 2R1 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
* Corresponding author: luisa.duesedau@awi.de; +49 471 4831 1531