Effects of irradiance, temperature and salinity on photosynthesis of Zostera muelleri

Physiological and biochemical knowledge of the Australian seagrass Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Aschers. is scanty. Harvested samples of Z. muelleri have been used in physiological experiments to examine the effects of irradiance, temperature and salinity on apparent photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is...

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Published inAquatic botany Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 177 - 183
Main Authors Kerr, E.A., Strother, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 1985
Elsevier
Subjects
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
growth rate
Marine
photosynthesis
Plants and fungi
salinity
seawater
solar radiation
temperature
Zostera
Zostera muelleri
Australia
Light effect
Monocotyledones
Victoria
Temperature effect
Environmental factor
Ecophysiology
Potamogetonaceae
Oceania
Salinity
Marine environment
Intertidal zone
Angiospermae
Spermatophyta
Sea grass
Australia
Photosynthesis
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Summary:Physiological and biochemical knowledge of the Australian seagrass Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Aschers. is scanty. Harvested samples of Z. muelleri have been used in physiological experiments to examine the effects of irradiance, temperature and salinity on apparent photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is significantly decreased by decreases in salinity and also by extremes of temperature. However, apparent photosynthesis is still maintained at a salinity 15% that of normal seawater and at temperatures of 3 and 30°C, consistent with the ecological role of Z. muelleri as an intertidal species.
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ISSN:0304-3770
1879-1522
DOI:10.1016/0304-3770(85)90063-4