Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

Evidence for cortisol production in a shark

Corticosteroids are essential regulators of numerous physiological functions in vertebrates, including energy balance, immune responses, osmotic balance and metabolism. The terminal corticosteroids are highly conserved across jawed vertebrates, where cortisol or corticosterone me...

Identifying thermally tolerant bull kelp ( Nereocystis luetkeana ) source populations for restoration under climate change

Kelp forests are declining in many parts of the world due to climate change and other stressors. Restoration is one solution to return kelp forests to places where they have been lost, yet continually warming oceans may necessitate the identification of thermally tolerant strains...

Macroalgae respond to consumer‐mediated nutrient cycling in a temperate ecosystem

Primary production in coastal upwelling regions has often been presumed to be supported primarily by allochthonous nutrients, but inconsistent nutrient delivery and the metabolic cost of nitrate assimilation can leave producers nitrogen limited during the growing season. As a pot...