Effect of seasonal changes in the photosynthates mannitol and laminaran on maturation of Ecklonia cava (Phaeophyceae, Laminariales) in Nishiki Bay, central Japan

Phycological Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Iwao, Toyoki ^a   Kurashima, Akira ^a   Maegawa, Miyuki ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ecklonia cava; Laminaran; Mannitol; Maturation; Phaeophyceae; Photosynthate; Seasonal change

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BROWN ALGA; KELP FOREST; MATURATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPORE; SUGAR;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; MIE; NISHIKI BAY;

ECKLONIA CAVA; LAMINARIALES; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 39149113133     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2007.00475.x     Document Type: Article

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