Rafting rocks reveal marine biological dispersal: A case study using clasts from beach-cast macroalgal holdfasts

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Rafting rocks reveal marine biological dispersal: A case study using clasts from beach-cast macroalgal holdfasts

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

Description

Tracking and quantifying biological dispersal presents a major challenge in marine systems. Most existing methods for measuring dispersal are limited by poor resolution and/or high cost. Here we use geological data to quantify the frequency of long-distance dispersal in detached bull-kelp (Phaeophyceae: Durvillaea) in southern New Zealand. Geological resolution in this region is enhanced by the presence of a number of distinct and readily-identifiable geological terranes. We sampled 13,815 be...

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Research paper

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Article

Date created

2011-12-20

Creator

Garden, Christopher J. / Craw, Dave / Waters, Jonathan M. / Smith, Abigail

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/34272

Related subjects

biogeography / dispersal / Durvillaea / floating / geology / kelp / marine ecology / rafting

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