Photosynthetic performance, growth, pigment content, and photoprotective compounds of the mangrove macroalgae Bostrychia calliptera and Bostrychia montagnei (Rhodophyta) under light stress
Abstract:Increased solar radiation on the Earth’s surface is expected due to global change. Mangrove macroalgae can be negatively affected by increased solar radiation, since some species, such as Bostrychia spp. have been characterized as typical “shade ” plants. Thus, we investigated the effects of increasing photon flux densities (PFDs: 170, 267, 443, 638, and 1155 µmol photons m–2 s–1) on the physiological performance of Bostrychia calliptera and Bostrychia montagnei from a tropical mangrove. Several photosynthesis–… Show more
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