Research Article

Seasonal Patterns of Sporophyte Growth, Fertility, Fouling, and Mortality of Saccharina latissima in Skagerrak, Norway: Implications for Forest Recovery

Table 1

Mortality of juvenile (J) and adult (Ad) kelp (% of population) in Arendal. (See text for results from Grimstad.) Values higher than 25% are marked in bold italic formatting. Blank fields means no data.

YearAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDes

2006Ad12.512.5000000050
J2500000012.557.141000
2007Ad000012.5002516.678.330
J000000000012.57.14
2008Ad5002502505033.33252525
J012.50000252520
2009Ad0012.533.33
J00250012.512.522.50