Nutrient availability and senescence spatially structure the dynamics of a foundation species

Bell, Tom W.; Siegel, David A.

doi:10.1073/pnas.2105135118

Title: Nutrient availability and senescence spatially structure the dynamics of a foundation species

Journal Article · 28 December 2021 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2105135118 · OSTI ID:1837773

^[1]; Siegel, David A. ^[2]

Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543,, Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106,
Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106,, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Significance Landscapes are spatially heterogeneous, and the measurement of spatial pattern is dependent upon observation scale. Understanding plant populations requires assessing their extrinsic interactions with the environment as well as intrinsic biological processes and has been difficult because of the inability to track both plant abundance and health on appropriate scales. We introduce remote sensing observations that assess the abundance and health of giant kelp, an important ecosystem-structuring species, over regional and local scales. We find that both extrinsic nutrient availability and intrinsic senescence processes regulate population dynamics but on regional and local scales, respectively. This suggests that future satellite missions will be able to assess plant abundance and health and their interactions with the environment on local to global scales.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0000922

OSTI ID:: 1837773

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 119; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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