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Heterotrichy and Survival Strategies in the Red Alga Corallina officinalis L. by M. M. Littler; B. J. Kauker is a Earth and Planetary Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Heterotrichy and Survival Strategies in the Red Alga Corallina officinalis L. about?
The adaptive significance of heterotrichy was investigated for the abundant and widespread articulated coralline alga Corallina officinalis L., using a functional-form approach. The importance of the basal crust to the resiliency of this species was cxamined by physically disturbing mature, temporally-constant intertidal communities in southern California. Areas scraped to remnant crusts recovered four times more rapidly than did flame-sterilized plots. This regenerative capacity is advantageous to C. officinalis by permitting (1) retention of primary space during disturbances äs well äs (2) accelerated recovery to predisturbance abundances. Additionally, continued outward radiation and proliferation by the basal crust gives the alga considerable advantage over non-heterotrichous species in sequestering new space. The primary productivity relationship was äs predicted (fronds = 0.19 mg C g dry wt~J h" 1 , crusts -0.08). The crusts had significantly (P 0.05) between the frondose and crustose portions (1.47 and 1.90 kcal • ash-free g dry wt' 1 , respectively). It is probable that opposing selective forces have resulted in the divergence of specialized thallus morphologies and conco
Who reads Heterotrichy and Survival Strategies in the Red Alga Corallina officinalis L.?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Earth and Planetary Sciences.
- Author
- M. M. Littler; B. J. Kauker
- Published
- 1984
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)