The influence of water motion on the growth rate of the kelp Laminaria digitata
The work described in this paper was produced as part of SuperGen Marine Energy Research Consortium II, which was funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (grant number EP/E040136/1). The shallow water kelp Laminaria digitata, abundant in coastal zones of the North Atlantic...
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ftstandrewserep:oai:research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk:10023/8355 2024-09-15T18:23:55+00:00 The influence of water motion on the growth rate of the kelp Laminaria digitata Kregting, Louise Blight, Andrew J. Elsäßer, Björn Savidge, Graham University of St Andrews.School of Biology University of St Andrews.Sediment Ecology Research Group University of St Andrews.Scottish Oceans Institute 2016-03-03T10:40:05Z 10 2861494 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10023/8355 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2016.02.006 eng eng Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 241405803 c0615e92-3734-4f3e-bc34-deab314fbbb4 84959450134 000374200200011 Kregting , L , Blight , A J , Elsäßer , B & Savidge , G 2016 , ' The influence of water motion on the growth rate of the kelp Laminaria digitata ' , Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology , vol. 478 , pp. 86-95 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2016.02.006 0022-0981 RIS: urn:0CFD8AC30F598726AA7E68AF23A5A296 ORCID: /0000-0002-9665-8813/work/76386979 https://hdl.handle.net/10023/8355 doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2016.02.006 © 2016 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license, which permits copy and redistribution of the material in any medium or format. You must provide appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may not use the material for commercial purposes. If you remix, transform or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material. Hydrodynamics Light Macroalgae Nutrients Productivity NDAS Journal article 2016 ftstandrewserep https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2016.02.006 2024-09-03T23:50:27Z The work described in this paper was produced as part of SuperGen Marine Energy Research Consortium II, which was funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (grant number EP/E040136/1). The shallow water kelp Laminaria digitata, abundant in coastal zones of the North Atlantic, is exposed to a range of hydrodynamic environments that makes it ideal for assessing the role of water motion on their growth rate. Here we quantify the growth of L. digitata, as a factor of blade and stipe elongation, at sites adjacent to Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland under different hydrodynamic conditions over a one year period. A modelling approach was used to numerically determine both the temporal and spatial variability of the hydrodynamic environment. Ambient seawater nutrient concentrations, temperature and irradiance were measured as well as the internal nutrient status of the L. digitata populations. Kelp populations growing in the greatest and lowest water motion showed the lowest growth rates. Differences observed in growth rate could not be attributed to seawater nutrient availability, temperature or light. The internal nutrient status also suggested no influence on the observed differences in growth rate. Therefore if there are minimal differences in light, temperature and nutrients between sites, then populations of L. digitata exposed to different water motions are likely to exhibit different growth rates. It is suggested that the growth rate differences observed were a function of water motion with the possibility that, in response to the hydrodynamic forces experienced by the algal cells, L. digitata kelps in the high energy environments were putting more energy into strengthening cell walls rather than blade elongation. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic University of St Andrews: Digital Research Repository Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 478 86 95 |
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The work described in this paper was produced as part of SuperGen Marine Energy Research Consortium II, which was funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (grant number EP/E040136/1). The shallow water kelp Laminaria digitata, abundant in coastal zones of the North Atlantic, is exposed to a range of hydrodynamic environments that makes it ideal for assessing the role of water motion on their growth rate. Here we quantify the growth of L. digitata, as a factor of blade and stipe elongation, at sites adjacent to Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland under different hydrodynamic conditions over a one year period. A modelling approach was used to numerically determine both the temporal and spatial variability of the hydrodynamic environment. Ambient seawater nutrient concentrations, temperature and irradiance were measured as well as the internal nutrient status of the L. digitata populations. Kelp populations growing in the greatest and lowest water motion showed the lowest growth rates. Differences observed in growth rate could not be attributed to seawater nutrient availability, temperature or light. The internal nutrient status also suggested no influence on the observed differences in growth rate. Therefore if there are minimal differences in light, temperature and nutrients between sites, then populations of L. digitata exposed to different water motions are likely to exhibit different growth rates. It is suggested that the growth rate differences observed were a function of water motion with the possibility that, in response to the hydrodynamic forces experienced by the algal cells, L. digitata kelps in the high energy environments were putting more energy into strengthening cell walls rather than blade elongation. Peer reviewed |
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The influence of water motion on the growth rate of the kelp Laminaria digitata |
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The influence of water motion on the growth rate of the kelp Laminaria digitata |
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Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 241405803 c0615e92-3734-4f3e-bc34-deab314fbbb4 84959450134 000374200200011 Kregting , L , Blight , A J , Elsäßer , B & Savidge , G 2016 , ' The influence of water motion on the growth rate of the kelp Laminaria digitata ' , Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology , vol. 478 , pp. 86-95 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2016.02.006 0022-0981 RIS: urn:0CFD8AC30F598726AA7E68AF23A5A296 ORCID: /0000-0002-9665-8813/work/76386979 https://hdl.handle.net/10023/8355 doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2016.02.006 |
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