The status of research and utilisation on the subtidal kelp along the Chilean coast: A literature review

Simona Laukaityte; Rodrigo Riera

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Simona Laukaityte, Rodrigo Riera. The status of research and utilisation on the subtidal kelp along the Chilean coast: A literature review[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2022, 41(12): 7-17. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2052-y

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Simona Laukaityte, Rodrigo Riera. The status of research and utilisation on the subtidal kelp along the Chilean coast: A literature review[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2022, 41(12): 7-17. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2052-y

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The status of research and utilisation on the subtidal kelp along the Chilean coast: A literature review

doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2052-y

Simona Laukaityte^{1, 2},
Rodrigo Riera^{3, 4
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1.
School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney 2109, Australia
2.
Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life-Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen 9747 AG, the Netherlands
3.
Biodiversity and Conservation Group (BIOCON), Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Acuicultura Sostenible y Ecosistemas Marinos (IU-ECOAQUA), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria 35001, Spain
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Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción 2850, Chile

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Corresponding author: E-mail: rodrigo.riera@ulpgc.es
Received Date: 2021-10-08
Accepted Date: 2022-05-27

Available Online: 2022-09-01

Publish Date: 2022-12-30

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Abstract

The most important marine coastal ecosystem in the Chilean coast are kelp forests. This review is based on ecological studies regarding different aspects of subtidal kelp ecosystems along the Chilean coast. It highlights the most interesting findings in (1) biology of subtidal kelp in Chile, with particular reference to (2) habitats formed by kelp, and considered the successful examples and promising results in the (3) kelp as an industrial resource (Biotechnological approach of kelps and aquaculture). The impact caused by (4) El Niño-Southern Oscillation is discussed as an important climatic event that could help to forecast the future of the kelp ecosystem. In addition, this literature review outlines the knowledge gaps on subtidal kelp along the Southeast Pacific Coast of Chile, so that research can be strengthened in the future.
- kelp,
- macroalgae,
- harvesting,
- commercial kelp,
- subtidal,
- SE Pacific Ocean

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