Figures
Figure 1. Laminaria hyperborea ‘period of first record’ for
Ireland from pre-1950 (1913 was the only record), from 1950-1969,
1970-1989, 1990-1999, 2000-2009, and 2010 to 2018 (most recent year of
record on data platforms).
Figure 2. Recording effort, ‘number of years recorded’ forLaminaria hyperborea along the coast of Ireland from 1913 to
present day.
Figure 3. Records of kelp forest ecosystems from the BIOMAR study
(Picton & Morrow, 2006), IRC and EPA research programs (Schoenrock et
al., personal communication) and Comhairle Fo-Thuinn (CFT) dive clubs
around Ireland. Many locations overlap with locations from database
queries (Figures 1 & 2), indicating that GBIF and OBIS records could
often indicate presence of kelp forests.
Figure 4. Image of a kelp rosary within the herbarium at The National
Botanic Gardens of Ireland. The ‘beads’ of the rosary are likely made
from made from the stipes of Laminaria digitata collected from
Glencolumbkille, County Donegal.
Figure 1.