Light and temperature demands of marine benthic microalgae and seaweeds in polar regions
Polar algae have a striking ability to photosynthesize and grow under very low light and
temperatures. In seaweeds, minimum light demands for photosynthetic saturation and …
temperatures. In seaweeds, minimum light demands for photosynthetic saturation and …
Ecological restoration using intertidal foundation species: Considerations and potential for rockweed restoration
SG Whitaker, RF Ambrose, LM Anderson, RJ Fales… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Foundation species, such as trees, corals, grasses, oysters, and rockweeds, must be
common and abundant to effectively modify the physical environment and increase …
common and abundant to effectively modify the physical environment and increase …
Impacts of temperature on primary productivity and respiration in naturally structured macroalgal assemblages
LW Tait, DR Schiel - PLoS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Rising global temperatures caused by human-mediated change has already triggered
significant responses in organismal physiology, distribution and ecosystem functioning …
significant responses in organismal physiology, distribution and ecosystem functioning …
Atmospheric CO exchanges measured by eddy covariance over a temperate salt marsh and influence of environmental controlling factors
J Mayen, P Polsenaere, É Lamaud, M Arnaud… - …, 2024 - bg.copernicus.org
Within the coastal zone, salt marshes are atmospheric CO 2 sinks and represent an
essential component of biological carbon (C) stored on earth due to a strong primary …
essential component of biological carbon (C) stored on earth due to a strong primary …
Shady business: the darkening of estuaries constrains benthic ecosystem function
Coastal intertidal soft-sediment habitats provide ecosystem services to millions of people
worldwide, yet are under intense pressure from land-use change and sea-level rise (SLR) …
worldwide, yet are under intense pressure from land-use change and sea-level rise (SLR) …
Contribution of unvegetated tidal flats to coastal carbon flux
WJ Lin, J Wu, HJ Lin - Global Change Biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Unvegetated flats occupy a large area in the intertidal zone. However, compared to
vegetated areas, the carbon sequestration of unvegetated tidal flats is rarely quantified, even …
vegetated areas, the carbon sequestration of unvegetated tidal flats is rarely quantified, even …
Photosynthetic activity, photoprotection and photoinhibition in intertidal microphytobenthos as studied in situ using variable chlorophyll fluorescence
The photosynthetic activity of microphytobenthos biofilms was studied in situ on an intertidal
mudflat of the Ria de Aveiro, Portugal. Time series of physical variables characterizing the …
mudflat of the Ria de Aveiro, Portugal. Time series of physical variables characterizing the …
Microphytobenthos spatio-temporal dynamics across an intertidal gradient using Random Forest classification and Sentinel-2 imagery
Microphytobenthos (MPB) provides important ecosystem functions and services, contributing
significantly to the total primary production in shallow coastal ecosystems. However …
significantly to the total primary production in shallow coastal ecosystems. However …
Benthic primary production in emerged intertidal habitats provides resilience to high water column turbidity
Increasing inputs of terrigenous sediments from anthropic land use change elevates water
column turbidity, reducing light availability to benthic primary producers that sustain …
column turbidity, reducing light availability to benthic primary producers that sustain …
Benthic photosynthesis in submerged Wadden Sea intertidal flats
M Billerbeck, H Røy, K Bosselmann… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2007 - Elsevier
In this study we compare benthic photosynthesis during inundation in coarse sand, fine
sand, and mixed sediment (sand/mud) intertidal flats in the German Wadden Sea. In situ …
sand, and mixed sediment (sand/mud) intertidal flats in the German Wadden Sea. In situ …