The biology of an Antarctic rhodophyte, Palmaria decipiens: recent advances
Palmaria decipiens (Reinsch) R.W. Ricker (1987) represents one of the dominant rhodophyte species in Antarctic coastal ecosystems. Due to its high abundance in the intertidal and upper subtidal it plays a key role in ecosystem structure and function, providing habitat, food and shelter for a multitu...
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:24922 2023-05-15T13:46:51+02:00 The biology of an Antarctic rhodophyte, Palmaria decipiens: recent advances Becker, S. Quartino, M. L. Campana, G. L. Bucolo, P. Wiencke, Christian Bischof, Kai 2011 https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/24922/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102011000575 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.38823 unknown Becker, S. , Quartino, M. L. , Campana, G. L. , Bucolo, P. , Wiencke, C. and Bischof, K. (2011) The biology of an Antarctic rhodophyte, Palmaria decipiens: recent advances , Antarctic Science., 23 (6), pp. 419-430 . doi:10.1017/S0954102011000575 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102011000575> , hdl:10013/epic.38823 EPIC3Antarctic Science., 23(6), pp. 419-430 Article peerRev 2011 ftawi https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102011000575 2021-12-24T15:35:16Z Palmaria decipiens (Reinsch) R.W. Ricker (1987) represents one of the dominant rhodophyte species in Antarctic coastal ecosystems. Due to its high abundance in the intertidal and upper subtidal it plays a key role in ecosystem structure and function, providing habitat, food and shelter for a multitude of associated organisms. The physiology, reproductive strategy and life cycle of P. decipiens is considered as being well adapted to the Antarctic environment, which is characterized by permanent low water temperatures and a strong seasonality in light climate. With its obvious ecological significance and adaptive strategies P. decipiens was frequently studied as a typical representative of an endemic Antarctic macroalga. Here we provide an overview of the recent literature, summarizing the knowledge gained about the alga during the last 25 years. This review focuses on the species life cycle and physiological responses, such as temperature requirements,photosynthetic characteristics, pigment content and protective mechanisms with regard to enhanced ultraviolet radiation (UV-B radiation, 280–315 nm and UV-A radiation, 315–400nm). The ecology of P. decipiens is reviewed focussing on grazing activity and abundance patterns. Since most studies on P. decipiens have been conducted at King George Island off the western Antarctic Peninsula this overview serves as a summary of baseline data from an ecosystem particularly prone to environmental change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Science King George Island Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula King George Island The Antarctic Antarctic Science 23 5 419 430 |
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Palmaria decipiens (Reinsch) R.W. Ricker (1987) represents one of the dominant rhodophyte species in Antarctic coastal ecosystems. Due to its high abundance in the intertidal and upper subtidal it plays a key role in ecosystem structure and function, providing habitat, food and shelter for a multitude of associated organisms. The physiology, reproductive strategy and life cycle of P. decipiens is considered as being well adapted to the Antarctic environment, which is characterized by permanent low water temperatures and a strong seasonality in light climate. With its obvious ecological significance and adaptive strategies P. decipiens was frequently studied as a typical representative of an endemic Antarctic macroalga. Here we provide an overview of the recent literature, summarizing the knowledge gained about the alga during the last 25 years. This review focuses on the species life cycle and physiological responses, such as temperature requirements,photosynthetic characteristics, pigment content and protective mechanisms with regard to enhanced ultraviolet radiation (UV-B radiation, 280–315 nm and UV-A radiation, 315–400nm). The ecology of P. decipiens is reviewed focussing on grazing activity and abundance patterns. Since most studies on P. decipiens have been conducted at King George Island off the western Antarctic Peninsula this overview serves as a summary of baseline data from an ecosystem particularly prone to environmental change. |
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The biology of an Antarctic rhodophyte, Palmaria decipiens: recent advances |
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The biology of an Antarctic rhodophyte, Palmaria decipiens: recent advances |
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The biology of an Antarctic rhodophyte, Palmaria decipiens: recent advances |
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Becker, S. , Quartino, M. L. , Campana, G. L. , Bucolo, P. , Wiencke, C. and Bischof, K. (2011) The biology of an Antarctic rhodophyte, Palmaria decipiens: recent advances , Antarctic Science., 23 (6), pp. 419-430 . doi:10.1017/S0954102011000575 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102011000575> , hdl:10013/epic.38823 |
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