Variations of tidal exposures and seasons on growth, morphology, anatomy and physiology of the seagrass Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook. f. in a seagrass bed in Trang Province, Southern Thailand

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 130, Issue , 2016, Pages 11-20

  Kaewsrikhaw, Ratchanee ^a   Ritchie, Raymond J ^a   Prathep, Anchana ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Growth rate; Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook. f.; Morphology; Photosynthesis; Pigment; Seagrass; Tidal exposure

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; GROWTH RATE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND; TRANG;

HALOPHILA OVALIS;

EID: 84953439963     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2015.12.006     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Apichanangkool P., Prathep A. Changes in seagrass leaf reddening and morphology response to emersion. Bot. Mar. 2014, 57:433-440.
2. Bulthuis D.A. Effects of temperature on photosynthesis and growth of seagrasses. Aquat. Bot. 1987, 27:27-40.
3. Chappuis E., Terradas M., Cefalì M.E., Mariani S., Ballesteros E. Vertical zonation is the main distribution pattern of littoral assemblages on rocky shores at a regional scale. Estuarine Costal Shelf Sci. 2014, 147:113-122.
4. Close D.C., Beadle C.L. The ecophysiology of foliar anthocyanin. Bot. Rev. 2003, 69:149-161.
5. Cummings M.E., Zimmerman R.C. Light harvesting and the package effect in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum Banks ex König and Zostera marina L.: optical constrains on photoacclimation. Aquat. Bot. 2003, 75:261-274.
6. Dale M.P., Causton D.R. Use of the chlorophyll a/b ratio as a bioassay for the light environment of a plant. Funct. Ecol. 1992, 6:190-196.
7. Dennison W.C. Effects of light on seagrasss photosynthesis, growth and depth distribution. Aquat. Bot. 1987, 27:15-26.
8. Freeman A.S., Short F.T., Isnain I., Razak F.A., Coles R.G. Seagrass on the edge: land-use practices threaten coastal seagrass communities in Sabah, Malaysia. Biol. Conserv. 2008, 141:2993-3005.
9. Gacia E., Duarte C.M., Marbà N., Terrados J., Kemmedy H., Fortes M.D., Tri N.H. Sediment deposition and production in SE-Asia seagrass meadows. Estuarine Coastal Shelf Sci. 2003, 56:909-919.
10. Gitelson, A.A. and Merzlyak, M.N. 2004. Non-destructive assessment of chlorophyll, carotenoid and anthocyanin content in higher plant leaves: principles and algorithms. Remote Sensing for Agriculture and the Environment In: S. Stamatiadis, J.M., Lynch, J.S. Schepers (Eds.), Greece, Ella, 2004, 78-94.
11. Hemminga M.A., Duarte C.M. Seagrass Ecology 2000, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
12. Holton T.A., Cornish E.C. Genetics and biochemistry of anthocyanin synthesis. Plant Cell. 1995, 7:1071-1083.
13. Hydrographic Department Royal Thai Navy Tide Tables Thai Waters Mae Nam Chaophraya-Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea 2012, Hydrographic Department, Bangkok.
14. Hydrographic Department Royal Thai Navy Tide Tables Thai Waters Mae Nam Chaophraya-Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea 2013, Hydrographic Department, Bangkok.
15. Kaewsrikhaw R., Prathep A. The effects of habitats, densities and seasons on morphology, anatomy and pigment content of the seagrass Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook. f. at Haad Chao Mai National Park, Southern Thailand. Aquat. Bot. 2014, 116:69-75.
16. Longstaff B.J., Loneragan N.R., O'Donohue M.J., Dennison W.C. Effects of light deprivation on the survival and recovery of the seagrass Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hookcts of light deprivation on the survival and recovery of the seagrass Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 1999, 234:1-27.
17. Mancinelli A.L. Photoregulation of anthocyanin synthesis. Plant Physiol. 1984, 75:447-453.
18. Motter K., Jones C. Standard operating procedure for the determination of suspended sediments. Cooperative chemical analytical laboratory 2013, College of Forestry, Oregon State University Oregon, 11 pp.
19. Novak A.B., Short F.T. Leaf reddening in seagrasses. Bot. Mar. 2010, 53:93-97.
20. Novak A.B., Short F.T. Leaf reddening in seagrass Thalassia testudinum in relation to anthocyanins, seagrass physiology and morphology, and plant protection. Mar. Biol. 2011, 155:1403-1416.
21. Novak A.B., Short F.T. UV-induces leaf reddening and supports photosynthesis in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 2011, 409:136-142.
22. Olesen B., Enríquez S., Duarte C.M., Sand-Jensen K. Depth acclimation of photosynthesis: morphology and demography of Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa in Spanish Mediterranean Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 2002, 236:89-97.
23. Porra R.J. The chequered history of the development and use of simultaneous equations for the accurate determination of chlorophylls a and b. Photosynth. Res. 2002, 73:149-156.
24. Ragavan P., Saxena A., Mohan P.M., Coomar C., Ragavan A. Leaf reddening in seagrasses of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Trop. Ecol. 2013, 54:269-273.
25. Ralph P.J., Burchett M.D. Photosynthetic response of the seagrass Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f.to high irradiance stress, using chlorophyll a fluorescence. Aquat. Bot. 1995, 51:55-66.
26. Rattanachot E., Prathep A. Temporal variation in growth and reproduction in Enhalus acroides (Lf) Royle in monospecific meadow in Haad Chao Mai National Park, Trang Province, Thailand. Bot. Mar. 2011, 54:201-207.
27. Ritchie R., Bunthawin S. Photosynthesis in Pineapple (Ananas comosus comosus [L.] Merr) Measured Using PAM (Pulse Amplitude Modulation) Fluorometry. Trop. Plant Biol. 2010, 3:193-203.
28. Shafer D.J., Sherman T.D., Wyllie-Echeverria S. Do desiccation tolerances control the vertical distribution of intertidal seagrass?. Aquat. Bot. 2007, 87:161-166.
29. Short F.T., Duarte C., Short F.T., Coles R.G. Methods for measurement of seagrass growth and production. pp. 156-182. Global Seagrass Research Methods 2001, Elsevier Science B.V, Amsterdam.
30. Solomon, S., Qin, D., Manning, M., Chen, Z., Marquis, M., Averyt, K.B., Tignor, M. and Muller, H.L. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007). Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis: Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. ISBN 0-521-88009-2.
31. Trocine R.P., Rice J.D., Wells G.N. Inhibition of seagrass photosynthesis by Ultraviolet-B radiation. Plant Physiol. 1981, 68:74-81.
32. Wellburn A.R. The spectral determination of chlorophylls a and b, as well as total carotenoids, using various solvents with spectrophotometers of different resolution. Plant Physiol. 1994, 144:307-313.
33. Wiginton J.R., McMillan C. Chlorophyll composition under controlled light conditions as related to the distribution of seagrasses in Texas and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Aquat. Bot. 1979, 6:171-184.
34. York P.H., Gruber R.K., Hill R., Ralph P.J., Booth D.J., Macreadie P.I. Physiological and morphological responses of temperate seagrass Zostera muelleri to multiple stressors: investigating the interactive effects of light and temperature. PLoS One 2013, 8:e76377.