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Effect of UV-B irradiation on interspecific competition between Ulva pertusa and Grateloupia filicina

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We report the effect of UV-B irradiation (9.6 kJ m−2 day−1) on interspecific competition between two species of macroalgae, Ulva pertusa (U) and Grateloupia filicina (G), in co-culture. Growth of U. pertusa and G. filicina was inhibited by UV-B irradiation in mono-culture and specific growth rate (μ) declined as a result. Interspecific competition between U. pertusa and G. filicina was closely related to the initial weights when co-cultured. When initial ratios of U. pertusa (U) to G. filicina (G) were U:G=1.2:1 and 1:1, U. pertusa was the dominant algae. When the initial U:G ratio was 1:1.2, G. filicina was competitively dominant in the earlier stage, but U. pertusa grew faster, superseding G. filicina in the later stage. At initial ration U:G = 1:1.4, G. filicina was predominant. Under UV-B irradiation, the competitive ability of G. filicina was weakened and the interspecific competitive balance favored U. pertusa, which suggests that G. filicina was more sensitive to UV-B irradiation. We also probed the potential allelopathic effects between the two species, which led to mutual growth inhibition.

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  1. College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China

    Lixia Li  (李丽霞), Peiyu Zhang  (张培玉), Wenli Zhou  (周文礼) & Xuexi Tang  (唐学玺)

  2. Chemistry and Biology College, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, China

    Lixia Li  (李丽霞) & Jiqiang Zhao  (赵吉强)

  3. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Peiyu Zhang  (张培玉)

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.30270258) and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (No. 2007ZRB01903)

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Li, L., Zhang, P., Zhao, J. et al. Effect of UV-B irradiation on interspecific competition between Ulva pertusa and Grateloupia filicina . Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 28, 288–294 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-010-9255-3

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