Photoprotective responses of three intertidal Antarctic macroalgae to short-term temperature stress

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Sáez, Claudio A., Troncoso, Macarena, Navarrete, Camilo, Rodríguez-Rojas, Fernanda, Navarro, Nelso, Trabal, Andrés, Lavergne, Céline, Pardo, Diego, Brown, Murray T., Gómez, Iván, Figueroa, Félix L., Celis-Plá, Paula S. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2023
• Subjects: Ocean Engineering; Water Science and Technology; Aquatic Science; Global and Planetary Change; Oceanography; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Artigas; King George Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1223853; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1223853/full

The Antarctic Peninsula is experiencing one of the highest warming rates globally. In polar regions, macroalgae thrive under extreme environmental conditions, which could worsen because of future climate change scenarios, including increased ultraviolet exposure, extremely low light availability, an...