We are pleased to introduce our new article revealing significant changes in the southernmost temperate canopy-forming macroalgal communities in Japan. To assess the decline and species shifts in macroalgal communities over the past decade in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, we investigated the spatial distribution of kelp and fucoid communities at nine sites in early summer 2024, where data from previous surveys (conducted in the late 2000s and early 2010s) were available. We then compared the current status with that of a decade ago.
Zemba, Takasugi, Yunokuchi, Terada (2026). Significant changes in the southernmost temperate canopy-forming macroalgal communities in Japan: A comparison of their status in 2024 with that a decade ago.
Journal of Applied Phycology.
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