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This Kelp Region profile shows the status of its kelp forests, the people and organisations restoring and protecting them, and reported data.
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Area Restored Or Protected
Top 4 Area Restored By Species
ha restored
Ecklonia radiata
Macrocystis pyrifera
Phyllospora comosa
Cystophora spp.
Total Area Protected
ha protected
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Number of Restoration Projects
How many projects have started or completed restoration efforts within this Region.
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Top 4 Genus Restored (Ha):
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Ecklonia
Macrocystis
Phyllospora
Cystoseira
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Scientific Paper
FRDC Grant 93/221. A pilot program to maximise tasmania's sea urchin (Heliocidaris erythrogramma) resource
J.C. Sanderson, M. Rossignol, W. James
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FRDC Grant 93/221. A pilot program to maximise tasmania's sea urchin (Heliocidaris erythrogramma) resource.
J.C. Sanderson, M. Rossignol, W. James
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Scientific Paper
Persistence of sea urchin (Heliocidaris erythrogramma) barrens on the east coast of Tasmania: inhibition of macroalgal recovery in the absence of high densities of sea urchins
J.P. Valentine, C.R. Johnson
Botanica Marina, Vol. 48.
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Range expansion of a habitat-modifying species leads to loss of taxonomic diversity: a new and impoverished reef state
S. D. Ling
Oecologia, Vol. 156.
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Recovery of canopy-forming macroalgae following removal of the enigmatic grazing sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma
S. D. Ling, S. Ibbott, J.C. Sanderson
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Vol. 395.
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Resilience and stability of kelp forests: The importance of patch dynamics and environment-engineer feedbacks
C. Layton, V. Shelamoff, M.J. Cameron, M. Tatsumi, J.T. Wright, C.R. Johnson
PloS one, Vol. 14, p.210220.
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Restoration of string kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitats on Tasmania's east and south coasts
C. Sanderson
Tasmania, Australia.
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Restoration of string kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitats on Tasmania's east and south coasts. Final Report to Natural Heritage Trust for Seacare. Technical Report. Tasmania, Australia.
C. Sanderson
Tasmania, Australia.
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University of Tasmania Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies
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