Hyposaline conditions affect UV susceptibility in the Arctic kelp Alaria esculenta (Phaeophyceae) - results of laboratory experiments at Kongsfjorden, June/July 2014

• Main Authors: Springer, Karin, Lütz, Cornelius, Lütz-Meindl, Ursula, Wendt, Angela, Bischof, Kai
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2018
• Subjects: Antioxidant activity in Trolox Equivalents; beta-Carotene; Chlorophyll a; Chlorophyll c1+c2; EXP; Experiment; Family; Fucoxanthin; Initial slope of rapid light curve; KongsfjordenOA; Light saturation point; Maximal electron transport rate; Maximum photochemical quantum yield of photosystem II; Phlorotannins; Ratio; Species; Treatment; Violaxanthin plus Antheraxanthin plus Zeaxanthin; Arctic; Svalbard; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.894853; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.894853

The kelp Alaria esculenta represents a key species in high Arctic marine fjord ecosystems. However, the European Arctic is currently experiencing extensive environmental change. Glacial fjord systems, such as Kongsfjorden (Spitsbergen, Svalbard), are subjected to rising temperature, increased freshw...