AUTHOR=Kvile Kristina Ø. , Andersen Guri Sogn , Baden Susanne P. , Bekkby Trine , Bruhn Annette , Geertz-Hansen Ole , Hancke Kasper , Hansen Jørgen L. S. , Krause-Jensen Dorte , Rinde Eli , Steen Henning , Wegeberg Susse , Gundersen Hege TITLE=Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region JOURNAL=Frontiers in Marine Science VOLUME=9 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.850359 DOI=10.3389/fmars.2022.850359 ISSN=2296-7745 ABSTRACT=
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, including their role in the carbon cycle, and to detect changes in their distribution. We compiled quantitative data of the dominant genera