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stress physiology of seaweeds, a general link between ROS formation and habitat
stability of the respective growth site is well established. The formation of ROS as
resultant from photosynthetic malfunctions, and thus rising from stress generated
by extreme radiation salinity and temperature (e.g., freezing) regimes, is apparent,
but still the interaction of environmental factors with respect to potential synergistic
or antagonistic effects as well as features of cross adaptation needs to be addressed
in the future. Moreover, in particular those abiotic factors, which are not directly
related to photosynthetic performance, such as mechanical stress, need to be studied
with respect to their significance to ROS generation. Considering the generation of
ROS as some kind of general stress response of seaweeds under environmental
constrains, the need for easy-to-apply as well as for sensitive biochemical assays in
order to characterize oxidative stress burdens under in situ conditions becomes
apparent. In this respect, interdisciplinary projects between seaweed ecologists and
biochemists are particularly promising and should be considered as an essential
approach for upcoming studies.
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