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.