Physiological acclimation of floating Macrocystis pyrifera to temperature and irradiance ensures long-term persistence at the sea surface at mid-latitudes

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 405, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 33-41

  Rothäusler, Eva ^a,b   Gómez, Iván ^c   Karsten, Ulf ^b   Tala, Fadia ^a,d   Thiel, Martin ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d CIDTA Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Algas   (Chile)

^e CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Kelp; Macrocystis pyrifera; Rafting; Temperature; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BROWN ALGA; IRRADIANCE; KELP FOREST; PERSISTENCE; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEA SURFACE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CHILE;

ALGAE; LAMINARIALES; MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA;

EID: 79959362087     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.05.018     Document Type: Article

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