 Macrocystis
"Macrocystis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of BROWN ALGAE in the family Lessoniaceae, and one of the major forms of KELP. The species Macrocystis pyrifera, also known as giant kelp, is the largest of the marine algae.
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D044662
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.750.600.480
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| Concept/Terms |
Kelp, Giant- Kelp, Giant
- Giant Kelp
- Giant Kelps
- Kelps, Giant
- Macrocystis pyrifera
- Macrocystis pyriferas
- pyriferas, Macrocystis
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Macrocystis" by people in Profiles.
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Bell TW, Siegel DA. Nutrient availability and senescence spatially structure the dynamics of a foundation species. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Jan 04; 119(1).
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Hargarten HL, Johansson ML, Reed DC, Coelho NC, Siegel DA, Alberto F. Seascape genetics of the stalked kelp Pterygophora californica and comparative population genetics in the Santa Barbara Channel. J Phycol. 2020 Feb; 56(1):110-120.
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Drobnitch ST, Nickols K, Edwards M. Abiotic influences on bicarbonate use in the giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, in the Monterey Bay. J Phycol. 2017 Feb; 53(1):85-94.
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Castorani MC, Reed DC, Alberto F, Bell TW, Simons RD, Cavanaugh KC, Siegel DA, Raimondi PT. Connectivity structures local population dynamics: a long-term empirical test in a large metapopulation system. Ecology. 2015 Dec; 96(12):3141-52.
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Drobnitch ST, Jensen KH, Prentice P, Pittermann J. Convergent evolution of vascular optimization in kelp (Laminariales). Proc Biol Sci. 2015 Oct 07; 282(1816):20151667.
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Johansson ML, Alberto F, Reed DC, Raimondi PT, Coelho NC, Young MA, Drake PT, Edwards CA, Cavanaugh K, Assis J, Ladah LB, Bell TW, Coyer JA, Siegel DA, Serr?o EA. Seascape drivers of Macrocystis pyrifera population genetic structure in the northeast Pacific. Mol Ecol. 2015 Oct; 24(19):4866-85.
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Cavanaugh KC, Siegel DA, Raimondi PT, Alberto F. Patch definition in metapopulation analysis: a graph theory approach to solve the mega-patch problem. Ecology. 2014 Feb; 95(2):316-28.
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Cavanaugh KC, Kendall BE, Siegel DA, Reed DC, Alberto F, Assis J. Synchrony in dynamics of giant kelp forests is driven by both local recruitment and regional environmental controls. Ecology. 2013 Feb; 94(2):499-509.
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Alberto F, Raimondi PT, Reed DC, Watson JR, Siegel DA, Mitarai S, Coelho N, Serr?o EA. Isolation by oceanographic distance explains genetic structure for Macrocystis pyrifera in the Santa Barbara Channel. Mol Ecol. 2011 Jun; 20(12):2543-54.
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