Daily and seasonal changes of photobiological responses in floating bull kelp Durvillaea antarctica (Chamisso) Hariot (Fucales: Phaeophyceae)

• Published in: Phycologia (Oxford) Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 271 - 283
• Main Authors: Tala, Fadia, Penna-Díaz, Miguel Angel, Luna-Jorquera, Guillermo, Rothäusler, Eva, Thiel, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01.05.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Acclimatization; Algae; Durvillaea antarctica; Environmental conditions; Floating kelps; Fucales; Hypotheses; in vivo fluorescence; Light; Marine; Metabolism; Metabolites; Morphology; Oceans; Phaeophyceae; Photoinhibition; Physiology; Rafting; Recovery; Seasonal variations; Seawater; Solar radiation; Spring; Summer; Ultraviolet radiation; Wave action

Floating seaweeds are important dispersal vehicles, especially for organisms with limited movement capacities and for the seaweeds themselves. The persistence of floating seaweeds is determined by the balance between their acclimation potential and the environmental pressures at the sea surface. Sol...