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  29. <meta content="There are two alternate community states in the rocky subtidal of the Atlantic
  30. coast of Nova Scotia, an unproductive sea urchin/coralline alga community, and highly
  31. productive kelp beds dominated by Laminaria longicruris. Disease-induced mortality of
  32. the sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) triggered a switch from the first state
  33. to the second and provided a unique opportunity to study (1) the ability of L. longicruris
  34. to recover its former dominant status, and (2) its stability when competing with other
  35. seaweeds and when perturbed by storms and grazers other than urchins. Rates of recolo-
  36. nization of L. longicruris depended on the proximity of a refugial source of spores. When
  37. reproductive plants were nearby, a closed canopy developed within 18 mo of urchin mortality. When a reproductive population was several kilometres away, there was sparse
  38. recolonization for 3 yr, then a massive recruitment occurred with closure of the canopy in
  39. the 4th yr.
  40. Laminaria is clearly the competitive dominant in the seaweed community. Manipulative experiments showed that the kelp limits the abundance of several understory species,
  41. but there was no evidence that the abundant annual seaweeds limited kelp recruitment.
  42. When sea urchins were rare, the density and growth rates of Laminaria were influenced
  43. mostly by intraspecific competition. When the canopy of adult plants was removed there
  44. was a dramatic increase in kelp recruitment, but the recruits that grew in dense patches in
  45. the clearings were significantly smaller than those of a similar age that grew more sparsely
  46. beneath the canopy. Once the kelp recovered from destructive grazing and formed a mature
  47. forest, it was able to maintain its dominance, even in habitats subject to severe nutrient
  48. stress for 8 mo of the year. For most ofthe year mortality and erosion of laminae outweighed
  49. the effects of recruitment and growth, and the canopy declined, especially during winter
  50. when storms were frequent. Erosion was exacerbated by grazing of the gastropod Lacuna
  51. vincta. However, in late winter and early spring, recruitment and rapid growth restored
  52. the canopy. When severe storm damage was simulated by completely removing Laminaria
  53. in patches, the kelp rapidly recolonized and soon outgrew other seaweeds.
  54. Unlike the competitive dominants in kelp bed systems in the northeast Pacific, L .
  55. longicruris in Nova Scotia manifests multiple patterns of adaptation that enable it to
  56. dominate early and late stages of succession in a range of habitats of different levels of
  57. nutrient stress and of disturbance from storms and grazers. The principal threat to the
  58. stability of the kelp beds is destructive grazing by sea urchins. We suggest that the consid-
  59. erable differences between the dynamios of kelp beds in Nova Scotia and those of the
  60. northeast Pacific, and the high degree of stability of L . longicruris stands in Nova Scotia,
  61. is attributable to the low diversity of kelps and therefore low levels of competition in Nova
  62. Scotia, and to the multiple adaptations of L . longicruris that enable it to tolerate several
  63. stresses and disturbances.
  64. We argue that the dynamics of community organization, and therefore the stability
  65. properties of this system are determined primarily by biological interactions and not by
  66. physical variables. This differs from the kelp communities in the northeast Pacific, in which
  67. both biological and physical factors influence dynamics significantly at a primary level.
  68. We offer a qualitative model of the dynamics of community structure in Nova Scotia that may be viewed as a set of deterministic &quot;subroutines,&quot; in which each subroutine describes
  69. the outcome of a particular biological interaction. The subroutine(s) that predominate at
  70. one point in time and space are probably determined mostly by physical hydrographic
  71. variables that have a large stochastic component.
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  526. <meta content="There are two alternate community states in the rocky subtidal of the Atlantic
  527. coast of Nova Scotia, an unproductive sea urchin/coralline alga community, and highly
  528. productive kelp beds dominated by Laminaria longicruris. Disease-induced mortality of
  529. the sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) triggered a switch from the first state
  530. to the second and provided a unique opportunity to study (1) the ability of L. longicruris
  531. to recover its former dominant status, and (2) its stability when competing with other
  532. seaweeds and when perturbed by storms and grazers other than urchins. Rates of recolo-
  533. nization of L. longicruris depended on the proximity of a refugial source of spores. When
  534. reproductive plants were nearby, a closed canopy developed within 18 mo of urchin mortality. When a reproductive population was several kilometres away, there was sparse
  535. recolonization for 3 yr, then a massive recruitment occurred with closure of the canopy in
  536. the 4th yr.
  537. Laminaria is clearly the competitive dominant in the seaweed community. Manipulative experiments showed that the kelp limits the abundance of several understory species,
  538. but there was no evidence that the abundant annual seaweeds limited kelp recruitment.
  539. When sea urchins were rare, the density and growth rates of Laminaria were influenced
  540. mostly by intraspecific competition. When the canopy of adult plants was removed there
  541. was a dramatic increase in kelp recruitment, but the recruits that grew in dense patches in
  542. the clearings were significantly smaller than those of a similar age that grew more sparsely
  543. beneath the canopy. Once the kelp recovered from destructive grazing and formed a mature
  544. forest, it was able to maintain its dominance, even in habitats subject to severe nutrient
  545. stress for 8 mo of the year. For most ofthe year mortality and erosion of laminae outweighed
  546. the effects of recruitment and growth, and the canopy declined, especially during winter
  547. when storms were frequent. Erosion was exacerbated by grazing of the gastropod Lacuna
  548. vincta. However, in late winter and early spring, recruitment and rapid growth restored
  549. the canopy. When severe storm damage was simulated by completely removing Laminaria
  550. in patches, the kelp rapidly recolonized and soon outgrew other seaweeds.
  551. Unlike the competitive dominants in kelp bed systems in the northeast Pacific, L .
  552. longicruris in Nova Scotia manifests multiple patterns of adaptation that enable it to
  553. dominate early and late stages of succession in a range of habitats of different levels of
  554. nutrient stress and of disturbance from storms and grazers. The principal threat to the
  555. stability of the kelp beds is destructive grazing by sea urchins. We suggest that the consid-
  556. erable differences between the dynamios of kelp beds in Nova Scotia and those of the
  557. northeast Pacific, and the high degree of stability of L . longicruris stands in Nova Scotia,
  558. is attributable to the low diversity of kelps and therefore low levels of competition in Nova
  559. Scotia, and to the multiple adaptations of L . longicruris that enable it to tolerate several
  560. stresses and disturbances.
  561. We argue that the dynamics of community organization, and therefore the stability
  562. properties of this system are determined primarily by biological interactions and not by
  563. physical variables. This differs from the kelp communities in the northeast Pacific, in which
  564. both biological and physical factors influence dynamics significantly at a primary level.
  565. We offer a qualitative model of the dynamics of community structure in Nova Scotia that may be viewed as a set of deterministic &quot;subroutines,&quot; in which each subroutine describes
  566. the outcome of a particular biological interaction. The subroutine(s) that predominate at
  567. one point in time and space are probably determined mostly by physical hydrographic
  568. variables that have a large stochastic component.
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  681. <h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Diversity, patterns of adaptation, and stability of Nova Scotian kelp beds</h1>
  682. <p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Johnson, Craig R.</span> and <span class="person_name">Mann, Kenneth H.</span> (1988) <xhtml:em>Diversity, patterns of adaptation, and stability of Nova Scotian kelp beds.</xhtml:em> Ecological Monographs, 58 (2). pp. 129-154.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1237/1/Johnson_and_Mann_1988.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" border="0" class="ep_doc_icon" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1237/1/Johnson_and_Mann_1988.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />5Mb</td><td><form method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/request_doc"><input value="1605" name="docid" accept-charset="utf-8" type="hidden" /><div class=""><input value="Request a copy" name="_action_null" class="ep_form_action_button" onclick="return EPJS_button_pushed( '_action_null' )" type="submit" /> </div></form></td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1942464">http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1942464</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">There are two alternate community states in the rocky subtidal of the Atlantic&#13;
  683. coast of Nova Scotia, an unproductive sea urchin/coralline alga community, and highly&#13;
  684. productive kelp beds dominated by Laminaria longicruris. Disease-induced mortality of&#13;
  685. the sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) triggered a switch from the first state&#13;
  686. to the second and provided a unique opportunity to study (1) the ability of L. longicruris&#13;
  687. to recover its former dominant status, and (2) its stability when competing with other&#13;
  688. seaweeds and when perturbed by storms and grazers other than urchins. Rates of recolo-&#13;
  689. nization of L. longicruris depended on the proximity of a refugial source of spores. When&#13;
  690. reproductive plants were nearby, a closed canopy developed within 18 mo of urchin mortality. When a reproductive population was several kilometres away, there was sparse&#13;
  691. recolonization for 3 yr, then a massive recruitment occurred with closure of the canopy in&#13;
  692. the 4th yr.&#13;
  693. Laminaria is clearly the competitive dominant in the seaweed community. Manipulative experiments showed that the kelp limits the abundance of several understory species,&#13;
  694. but there was no evidence that the abundant annual seaweeds limited kelp recruitment.&#13;
  695. When sea urchins were rare, the density and growth rates of Laminaria were influenced&#13;
  696. mostly by intraspecific competition. When the canopy of adult plants was removed there&#13;
  697. was a dramatic increase in kelp recruitment, but the recruits that grew in dense patches in&#13;
  698. the clearings were significantly smaller than those of a similar age that grew more sparsely&#13;
  699. beneath the canopy. Once the kelp recovered from destructive grazing and formed a mature&#13;
  700. forest, it was able to maintain its dominance, even in habitats subject to severe nutrient&#13;
  701. stress for 8 mo of the year. For most ofthe year mortality and erosion of laminae outweighed&#13;
  702. the effects of recruitment and growth, and the canopy declined, especially during winter&#13;
  703. when storms were frequent. Erosion was exacerbated by grazing of the gastropod Lacuna&#13;
  704. vincta. However, in late winter and early spring, recruitment and rapid growth restored&#13;
  705. the canopy. When severe storm damage was simulated by completely removing Laminaria&#13;
  706. in patches, the kelp rapidly recolonized and soon outgrew other seaweeds.&#13;
  707. Unlike the competitive dominants in kelp bed systems in the northeast Pacific, L .&#13;
  708. longicruris in Nova Scotia manifests multiple patterns of adaptation that enable it to&#13;
  709. dominate early and late stages of succession in a range of habitats of different levels of&#13;
  710. nutrient stress and of disturbance from storms and grazers. The principal threat to the&#13;
  711. stability of the kelp beds is destructive grazing by sea urchins. We suggest that the consid-&#13;
  712. erable differences between the dynamios of kelp beds in Nova Scotia and those of the&#13;
  713. northeast Pacific, and the high degree of stability of L . longicruris stands in Nova Scotia,&#13;
  714. is attributable to the low diversity of kelps and therefore low levels of competition in Nova&#13;
  715. Scotia, and to the multiple adaptations of L . longicruris that enable it to tolerate several&#13;
  716. stresses and disturbances.&#13;
  717. We argue that the dynamics of community organization, and therefore the stability&#13;
  718. properties of this system are determined primarily by biological interactions and not by&#13;
  719. physical variables. This differs from the kelp communities in the northeast Pacific, in which&#13;
  720. both biological and physical factors influence dynamics significantly at a primary level.&#13;
  721. We offer a qualitative model of the dynamics of community structure in Nova Scotia that may be viewed as a set of deterministic "subroutines," in which each subroutine describes&#13;
  722. the outcome of a particular biological interaction. The subroutine(s) that predominate at&#13;
  723. one point in time and space are probably determined mostly by physical hydrographic&#13;
  724. variables that have a large stochastic component.&#13;
  725. </p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" border="0" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Additional Information:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Copyright by the Ecological Society of America.</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">community structure; competition; disturbance; diversity; kelp; Laminaria; multiple&#13;
  726. adaptations; Nova Scotia; sea urchins; stability; stress; succession.&#13;
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