Variation in phlorotannin content within two species of brown macroalgae (Desmarestia anceps and D. menziesii) from the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Polar Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 680-686

  Fairhead, Victoria A ^a   Amsler, Charles D ^a   McClintock, James B ^a   Baker, Bill J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Chemical defence; Desmarestia; Intra thallus variation; Phlorotannins

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ANVERS ISLAND; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WEST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

DESMARESTIA; DESMARESTIA ANCEPS; DESMARESTIA MENZIESII; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 24044484232     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-005-0735-4     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Amsler CD, Rowley RJ, Laur DR, Quentin LB, Ross RM (1995) Vertical distribution of Antarctic peninsular macroalgae: cover, biomass and species composition. Phycologia 34:424-430
2. Amsler CD, Iken KB, McClintock JB, Amsler MO, Peters KJ, Hubbard JM, Furrow FB, Baker BJ (2005) Comprehensive evaluation of the palatability and chemical defenses of subtidal macroalgae from the Antarctic Peninsula. Mar Ecol Prog Ser (in press)
3. Ankissetty S, Nandiraju S, Win H, Park Y, Amsler CD, McClintock JB, Baker J, Diyabalange T, Passeribu A, Singh M, Maiese W, Walsh R, Zaworotko M, Baker BJ (2004) Chemical investigation of predator-deterred macroalgae from the Antarctic Peninsula. J Nat Prod 67:1295-1302
4. Arnold TM, Targett NM (2002) Marine tannins: the importance of a mechanistic framework for predicting ecological roles. J Chem Ecol 28:1919-1934
5. Arnold TM, Targett NM (2003) To grow and defend: lack of tradeoffs for brown algal phlorotannins. Oikos 100:406-408
6. Arnold TM, Tanner CE, Hatch WI (1995) Phenotypic variation in polyphenolic content of the tropical brown alga Lobophora variegata as a function of nitrogen availability. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 123:177-183
7. Brouwer PEM, Geilen EFM, Gremmen NJM, Van LF (1995) Biomass, cover and zonation pattern of sublittoral macroalgae at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. Bot Mar 38:259-270
8. Cronin G, Hay ME (1996) Effects of light and nutrient availability on the growth, secondary chemistry, and resistance to herbivory of two brown seaweeds. Oikos 77:93-106
9. Cronin G, Lodge DM (2003) Effects of light and nutrient availability on the growth, allocation, carbon/nitrogen balance, phenolic chemistry, and resistance. Oecologia 137:32-41
10. Deal MS, Hay ME, Wilson D, Fenical W (2003) Galactolipids rather than phlorotannins as herbivore deterrents in the brown seaweed Fucus vesiculosus. Oecologia 136:107-114
11. DeLaca TE, Lipps JH (1976) Shallow-water marine associations, Antarctic Peninsula. Ant J US 11:12-20
12. Fairhead VA, Amsler CD, McClintock JB, Baker BJ (2005) Within-thallus variation in chemical and physical defences in two species of ecologically dominant brown macroalgae from the Antarctic Peninsula. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol (in press)
13. Fritsch FE (1945) The structure and reproduction of algae. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
14. Graham LE, Wilcox LW (2000) Algae. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs
15. Hemmi A, Honkanen T, Jormalainen V (2004) Inducible resistance to herbivory in Fucus vesiculosus - duration, spreading and variation with nutrient availability. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 273:109-120
16. Heywood R, Whitaker T (1984) The Antarctic marine flora. In: Laws R (ed) Antarctic ecology. Academic, London, pp 373-419
17. Jormalainen V, Honkanen T, Koivikko R, Eränen J (2003) Induction of phlorotannin production in a brown alga: defense or resource dynamic? Oikos 103:640-650
18. Klöser H, Mercuri G, Laturnus F, Quartino ML, Wiencke C (1994) On the competitive balance of macroalgae at Potter Cove (King George Island, South Shetlands). Polar Biol 14:11-16
19. McCain JC, Stout WE (1969) Benthic zonation on submarine cliffs in the vicinity of Arthur Harbour, Antarctica. Ant J US 4:105-106
20. Moe RL, DeLaca TE (1976) Occurrence of macroscopic algae along the Antarctic Peninsula. Ant J US 11:20-24
21. Neushul M (1965) Diving observations of sub-tidal Antarctic marine vegetation. Bot Mar 8:234-243
22. Norderhaug KM, Fredriksen S, Nygaard (2003) Trophic importance of Laminaria hyperborea to kelp forest consumers and the importance of bacterial degredation to food quality. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 255:135-144
23. Pavia H, Brock E (2000) Extrinsic factors influencing phlorotannin production in the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 193:285-294
24. Pavia H, Toth GB (2000a) Inducible chemical resistance to herbivory in the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum. Ecology 81:3212-3225
25. Pavia H, Toth GB (2000b) Influence of light and nitrogen on the phlorotannin content of the brown seaweeds Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus. Hydrobiologia 440:299-305
26. Pavia H, Cervin G, Lindgren A, Åberg P (1997) Effects of UV-B radiation and simulated herbivory on phlorotannins in the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 157:139-146
27. Pavia H, Toth GB, Åberg P (2002) Optimal defense theory: elasticity analysis as a tool to predict intraplant variation in defenses. Ecology 83:891-897
28. Pavia H, Toth GB, Lindgren A, Åberg P (2003) Intraspecific variation in the phlorotannin content of the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum. Phycologia 42:378-383
29. Peckol P, Krane JM, Yates JL (1996) Interactive effects of inducible defense and resource availability on phlorotannins in the North Atlantic brown alga Fucus vesiculosus. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 138:209-217
30. Ragan MA, Glombitza K-W (1986) Phlorotannins, brown algal polyphenols. Prog Phycol Res 4:129-241
31. Rhoades D (1979) Evolution of plant chemical defenses against herbivores. In: Rosenthal G, Janzen D (eds) Herbivores. Academic, New York, pp 4-54
32. Richardson MD (1972) Benthic studies in the Antarctic. Ant J US 5:185-186
33. Schoenwaelder MEA (2002) The occurrence and cellular significance of physodes in brown algae. Phycologia 41:125-139
34. Schoenwaelder MEA, Clayton MN (1998) The secretion of phenolic compounds following fertilization in Acrocarpia paniculata (Fucales, Phaeophyta). Phycologia 37:40-46
35. Steinberg PD (1984) Algal chemical defense against herbivores: allocation of phenolic compounds in the kelp Alaria marginata. Science 223:405-407
36. Steinberg PD (1989) Biogeographical variation in brown algal polyphenolics and other secondary metabolites: comparision between temperate Australasia and North America. Oecologia 78:373-382
37. Steinberg PD, Van Altena I (1992) Tolerance of marine invertebrate herbivores to brown algal phlorotannins in temperate Australasia. Ecol Monogr 62:189-222
38. Stern JL, Hagerman AE, Steinberg PD, Winter FC, Estes JA (1996) A new assay for quantifying brown algal phlorotannins and comparisons to previous methods. J Chem Ecol 22:1273-1293
39. Swanson AK, Druehl LD (2002) Induction, exudation and the UV protective role of kelp phlorotannins. Aquat Bot 73:241-253
40. Targett NM, Coen LD, Boettcher AA, Tanner CE (1992) Biogeographic comparisons of marine algal polyphenolics: evidence against a latitudinal trend. Oecologia 89:464-470
41. Toth G, Pavia H (2000) Lack of phlorotannin induction in the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum in response to increased copper concentrations. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 192:119-126
42. Toth GB, Pavia H (2002a) Lack of phlorotannin induction in the kelp Laminaria hyperborea in response to grazing by two gastropod herbivores. Mar Biol 140:403-409
43. Toth GB, Pavia H (2002b) Intraplant habitat and feeding preference of two gastropod herbivores inhabiting the kelp Laminaria hyperborea. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 82:243-247
44. Tugwell S, Branch GM (1989) Differential polyphenolic distribution among tissues in the kelps Ecklonia maxima, Laminaria pallida and Macrocystis angustifolia in relation to plant-defense theory. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 129:219-230
45. Tuomi J, Ilvessalo H, Niemela P, Siren S, Jormalainen V (1989) Within-plant variation in phenolic content and toughness of the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus L. Bot Mar 32:505-509
46. Van Alstyne KL (1988) Herbivore grazing increases polyphenolic defenses in the intertidal brown alga Fucus distichus. Ecology 69:655-663
47. Van Alstyne KL, Paul V (1990) The biogeography of polyphenolic compunds in marine macroalgae: temperate brown algal defenses deter feeding by tropical herbivorous fishes. Oecologia 84:158-163
48. Van Alstyne KL, McCarthy JJ, III, Hustead CL, Kearns LJ (1999a) Phlorotannin allocation among tissues of northeastern Pacific kelps and rockweeds. J Phycol 35:483-492
49. Van Alstyne KL, McCarthy JJ III, Hustead CL, Duggins DO (1999b) Geographic variation in polyphenolic levels of Northeastern Pacific kelps and rockweeds. Mar Biol 133:371-379
50. Vreeland V, Waite J, Epstein L (1998) Polyphenols and oxidases in substratum adhesion by marine algae and mussels. J Phycol 34:1-8
51. Wakefield RL, Murray SN (1998) Factors influencing food choice by the seaweed-eating marine snail Norrisia norrisi (Trochidae). Mar Biol 130:631-642
52. Weykam G, Gómez C, Wiencke C, Iken KB, Klöser H (1996) Photosynthetic charactersitics and C:N ratios of macroalgae from King George Island (Antarctica). J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 204:1-22
53. Wiencke C, Clayton MN (2002) Biology of Antarctic seaweeds. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag KG, Liechtenstien
54. Yates JL, Peckol P (1993) Effects of nutrient availability and herbivory on polyphenolics in the seaweed Fucus vesiculosus. Ecology 74:1757-1766
55. Zielinski K (1981) Benthic macroalgae of Admiralty Bay (King George Island, South Shetland Islands) and circulation of algal matter between the water and the shore. Polish Polar Res 2:71-94