Photosynthetic responses of Halophila ovalis (R. Br.) Hook. f. to osmotic stress

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 227, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 203-220

  Ralph, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Osmotic; Salinity; Seagrass; Stress

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SALINITY; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

ARTICLE; GRASS; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; STRESS;

HALOPHILA OVALIS;

EID: 0032582078     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00269-4     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Adams J.B., Bate G.C. The tolerance to desiccation of the submerged macrophytes Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande and Zostera capensis Setchell. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 183:1994;53-62.
2. Barbour M.G. Is any angiosperm an obligate halophyte? Am. Midl. Nat. 84:1970;105-120.
3. Biebl R., McRoy C.P. Plasmatic resistance and rate of respiration and photosynthesis of Zostera marina at different salinities and temperature. Mar. Biol. 8:1971;48-56.
4. Birch W.R. The unusual epidermis of the marine angiosperm Halophila Thou. Flora Bd. 163:1974;410-414.
5. Coles, R.G., Poiner, I.R., Kirkman, H., 1989. Regional studies - seagrasses of north eastern Australia. In: Larkum, A.W.D., McComb, A.J., Shepherd, S.A. (Eds.), Biology of Seagrasses: A Treatise on the Biology of Seagrasses with Special Reference to the Australian Region. Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 565-609.
6. den Hartog, C., 1970. Seagrasses of the World. North-Holland, Amsterdam, 275 p.
7. Edwards, A.J., 1995. Impact of climatic change on coral reefs, mangroves, and tropical seagrass ecosystems. In: Eisma, D. (Ed.), Climate Change: Impact on Coastal Habitation. Lewis, Netherlands, pp. 209-234.
8. Franklin L.A., Levavasseur G., Osmund C.B., Henley W.J., Ramus J. Two components of onset and recovery during photoinhibition of Ulva rotundata. Planta. 186:1992;399-408.
9. Henley W.J., Levavasseur G., Franklin L.A., Osmond C.B., Ramus J. Photoacclimation and photoinhibition in Ulva rotundata as influenced by nitrogen availability. Planta. 184:1991;235-243.
10. Hillman, K., 1985. The production ecology of the seagrass Halophila ovalis (R. Br.) Hook, in the Swan/Canning Estuary, Western Australia. Ph.D. dissertation, Botany Department, University of Western Australia, 333 p.
11. Iyer V., Barnabas A.D. Effects of varying salinity on leaves of Zostera capensis Setchell. I. Ultrastructural changes. Aquat. Bot. 46:1993;141-153.
12. Jagels R. Further evidence for osmoregulation in epidermal leaf cells of seagrasses. Am. J. Bot. 70:1983;327-333.
13. Kenworthy W.J., Durako M.J., Fatemy S.M.R., Valavi H., Thayer G.W. Ecology of seagrass in Northern Saudi Arabia one year after the Gulf War oil spill. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 27:1993;213-222.
14. Kerr E.A., Strother S. Effects of irradiance, temperature and salinity on photosynthesis of Zostera muelleri. Aquat. Bot. 23:1985;177-183.
15. Krause G.H., Weis E. Chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthesis: the basics. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. 42:1991;313-349.
16. Kuo, J., McComb, A.J., 1989. Seagrass taxonomy, structure and development. In: Larkum, A.W.D., McComb, A.J., Shepherd, S.A. (Ed.), Biology of Seagrasses: A Treatise on the Biology of Seagrasses with Special Reference to the Australian Region. Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 6-73.
17. McMillan, C., 1974. Salt tolerance of mangroves and submerged aquatic plants. In: Reimold, R.J., Queen, W.H. (Ed.), Ecology of Halophytes. Academic Press, New York, pp. 379-390.
18. McMillan C., Moseley F.N. Salinity tolerances of five marine spermatophytes of Redfish Bay, Texas. Ecology. 48:1967;503-506.
19. Millhouse J., Strother S. The effect of pH on the inorganic carbon source for photosynthesis in the seagrass Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Aschers. Aquat. Bot. 24:1986;199-209.
20. Ogata E., Matsui T. Photosynthesis in several marine plants of Japan as affected by salinity, drying and pH, with attention to their growth habitats. Bot. Mar. 8:1964;199-217.
21. Phillips, R.C., 1990. Responses to environmental conditions. In: Phillips, R.C., McRoy, C.P. (Eds.), Seagrass Research Methods. UNESCO, Paris, pp. 43-46.
22. Pinnerup S.P. Leaf production of Zostera marina L. at different salinities. Ophelia. 1(Suppl.):1980;219-224.
23. Quammen M.L., Onuf C.P. Laguna Madre: seagrass changes continue decades after salinity reduction. Estuaries. 16:1993;302-310.
24. Ralph, P.J., 1997. Stress physiology of Halophila ovalis (R. Br.) Hook. f. using chlorophyll fluorescence. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Environmental Biology and Horticulture, University of Technology, Sydney, 276 p.
25. Schreiber U., Gademann R., Ralph P.J., Larkum A.W.D. Assessment of photosynthetic performance of Prochloron in Lissoclinum patella in hospite by chlorophyll fluorescence measurements. Plant Cell Physiol. 38:1997;945-951.
26. Tyerman S.D. Water relations of seagrasses. Plant Physiol. 69:1982;957-965.
27. Tyerman, S.D., 1989. Solute and water relations of seagrasses. In: Larkum, A.W.D., McComb, A.J., Shepherd, S.A. (Ed.), Biology of Seagrasses: A Treatise on the Biology of Seagrasses with Special Reference to the Australian Region. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 723-759.
28. Tyerman S.D., Hatcher A.I., West R.J., Larkum A.W.D. Posidonia australis growing in altered salinities: leaf growth, regulation of turgor and the development of osmotic gradients. Aust. J. Plant Physiol. 11:1984;35-47.
29. Walker D.I., McComb A.J. Salinity response of seagrass Amphibolis antarctica (Labill.) Sonder et Aschers.: an experimental validation of field results. Aquat. Bot. 36:1990;359-366.
30. Wellburn A.L. The spectral determination of chlorophylls a and b, as well as total carotenoids. Using various solvents with spectrophotometers of different resolutions. J. Plant Physiol. 144:1994;307-313.
31. Wilkinson, L., 1989. SYSTAT: The System for Statistics. Systat Inc., Evanston, IL, 119 p.
32. Zieman, J.C., 1975. Quantitative and dynamic aspects of the ecology of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum. In: Cronin, L.E. (Ed.), Estuarine Research, vol. I. Academic Press, New York, pp. 541-562.