• Erosion Dynamics of Cultivated Kelp, Saccharina latissima, and Implications for Environmental Management and Carbon Sequestration 

      Fieler, Reinhold; Greenacre, Michael; Matsson, Sanna; Neves, Luiza Saliba; Forbord, Silje; Hancke, Kasper (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-28)
      A growing trend of interest for the cultivation of kelp is driven by predictions for high global demands of important commodities, which require the development of alternative supplies of natural resources. In this study the dynamics of loss of biomass from cultivated Saccharina latissima were studied from February to August 2018 at two kelp farms in Northern (69°45.26′N/019°02.18′E) and in Mid-Norway ...
    • Fouling of macro epibionts on cultivated Saccharina latissima (Phaeophyceae). In situ temporal and spatial variation 

      Matsson, Sanna (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2021-03-04)
      The motivation for macroalgal cultivation is to meet the global demand for food, energy and biomaterials for a rapidly growing human population in the context of the challenges of limited terrestrial food resources. Over the last 20 years the interest in seaweed cultivation has increased in European countries, and the kelp <i>Saccharina latissima</i> is one of the best-suited species for cultivation ...
    • Latitudinal, seasonal and depth-dependent variation in growth, chemical composition and biofouling of cultivated Saccharina latissima (Phaeophyceae) along the Norwegian coast 

      Forbord, Silje; Matsson, Sanna; Brodahl, Guri Ellila; Bluhm, Bodil; Broch, Ole Jacob; Handå, Aleksander; Metaxas, Anna; Skjermo, Jorunn; Steinhovden, Kristine; Olsen, Yngvar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-23)
      The Norwegian coastline covers more than 10° in latitude and provides a range in abiotic and biotic conditions for seaweed farming. In this study, we compared the effects of cultivation depth and season on the increase in biomass (frond length and biomass yield), chemical composition (protein, tissue nitrogen, intracellular nitrate and ash content) and biofouling (total cover and species composition) ...