1982
DOI: 10.3354/meps008301
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Photosynthesis of Intertidal Brown Algae During and After Periods of Emersion: A Renewed Search for Physiological Causes of Zonation

Abstract: CO2-exchange of emersed plants and 0,-exchange of submersed plants were measured in 5 species of brown algae from different tidal heights on shores in Ireland and Helgoland (southern North Sea). The photosynthesis of emersed fucoids and Laminaria digitata increased as up to 25 % of tissue water was lost, but then declined with further desiccation. The relationship between decrease in photosynthesis and loss of tissue water was similar in 3 species of Fucus, and the photosynthetic apparatus of F. spiralisappear… Show more

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“…Partial desiccation can elevate photosynthesis (e.g. Dring and Brown, 1982). U. prolifera has been shown to be tolerant of desiccation by Zou (2001) who found no change in photosynthesis rates after 25% water loss and net positive photosynthesis continued to at least 70% desiccation.…”
Section: Temperature and Periods Of Emersionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Partial desiccation can elevate photosynthesis (e.g. Dring and Brown, 1982). U. prolifera has been shown to be tolerant of desiccation by Zou (2001) who found no change in photosynthesis rates after 25% water loss and net positive photosynthesis continued to at least 70% desiccation.…”
Section: Temperature and Periods Of Emersionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Fucus species co-occurring along intertidal gradients, upper-shore F. spiralis recovers better from desiccation (Dring & Brown 1982) and from exposure to more extreme high and low temperatures (Chapman 1995, Davison & Pearson 1996 vesiculosus recovers better from temperature stress than lower-shore F. serratus, although in the latter the recovery capacity is even further diminished at the warmer edge of the distributional range (Pearson et al 2009). Species from the upper shore also tend to have greater physiological performance at low tide while still hydrated (Skene 2004).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…These results are surprising, especially since F. spiralis endures long periods of emergence in its natural habitat in the intertidal [e.g. Dring and Brown (1982)], while in the laboratory it showed the highest biomass of the three Fucus species under conditions of permanent submergence. In the field, the other congeners generally grow to a higher maximum length, which is often seen as a trait for competitive dominance in plants [e.g.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 64%