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Comparative photosynthetic studies of Ecklonia cava (Laminariales, Phaeophyta) bladelets with and without zoosporangial sori

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Photosynthetic rates were compared between Ecklonia cava bladelets with and without zoosporangial sori sampled from the subtidal zone (about 5 m deep) in Nabeta Bay, Shimoda, Japan. Photosynthetic rates of bladelets were lower in the sorus portion than in the non-sorus portion on the basis of area, dry weight and chlorophyll a. Respiration rates were higher in the sorus portion than in the non-sorus portion on the basis of area and chlorophyll a, whereas they were almost the same on a dry weight basis. The differences were mainly due to a large difference in dry weight per unit bladelet area between the sorus and the non-sorus portion. Light compensation points were higher in the sorus portion than in the non-sorus portion.

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  1. Laboratory of Phycology, Tokyo University of Fisheries, Konan-4, Minato-ku, 108, Tokyo, Japan

    Yusho Aruga

  2. Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association, Toyomicho 4-18, Chuo-ku, 104, Tokyo, Japan

    Mari Toyoshima

  3. Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Shimoda, 415, Shizuoka, Japan

    Yasutsugu Yokohama

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Aruga, Y., Toyoshima, M. & Yokohama, Y. Comparative photosynthetic studies of Ecklonia cava (Laminariales, Phaeophyta) bladelets with and without zoosporangial sori. Hydrobiologia 204, 473–477 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00040273

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