Biology Reference
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Table 2.1
(continued)
Species
Light
14
C fixation
Location
Thallus part
LICF
Ratio (%)
References
mol
14
Ch
1
)g
1
FW
Laminaria digitata
Helgoland I., North Sea Blade 5 0.38 7.60 Kremer (
1981
)
Laminaria digitata
Helgoland I., North Sea Growing zone 5.8 1.61 27.75 Kremer (
1981
)
Laminaria hyperborea
Helgoland I., North Sea Growing zone 2.1 1.01 48.09 Kremer (
1981
)
Laminaria solidungula
Beauford Sea, Alaskan High Arctic Growing zone 7.6 0.34 4.47 Dunton and Schell (
1986
)
Lessonia nigrescens
f
Valdivia, South East Pacific coast Whole thallus 5.4-47.5 2.3-9.6 20.2-42.3 G´mez et al. (
2005
)
Lessonia nigrescens
Valdivia, South East Pacific coast Growing zone 21 3.8 18.09 G´mez et al. (
2007
)
Macrocystis pyrifera
Corona del Mar, California Inmature blades 51.1 0.2 0.39 Arnold and Manley (
1985
)
Pelvetia compressa
Pacific Grove, California Apical blade 10.3 1.10 10.67 Cabello-Pasini and Alberte (
1997
)
Saccharina latissima
Helgoland I., North Sea Growing zone 5.5 0.92 16.72 Kremer (
1981
)
Stephanocystis osmundacea
Pacific Grove, California Lower blade 7.2 1.14 15.8 Cabello-Pasini and Alberte (
1997
)
Values were compiled from studies using
14
C labeling. Ratio (%) represents the proportion of LICF relative to photosynthetic carbon fixation
a
A Chl
a
content of 0.5 mg g
1
FW was assumed
b
A FW:DW ratio of 0.3 was assumed
c
A FW:DW ratio of 0.2 was assumed
d
Range from seasonal data
e
A FW:DW ratio of 0.18 was assumed
f
Range between different thallus parts
(
m
