The Cellular Ability of Desiccation Tolerance in Japanese Intertidal Seaweeds

Abe, Shin‐ichiro; Kurashima, Akira; Yokohama, Yasutsugu; Tanaka, Jiro

doi:10.1515/bot.2001.017

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“…are well adapted to desiccation stress in comparison with other species (e.g. Johnson et al, 1974;Quadir et al, 1979;Einav et al, 1995;Abe et al, 2001;Guo and Dong, 2008;Nelson et al, 2010). Partial desiccation can elevate photosynthesis (e.g.…”

Section: Temperature and Periods Of Emersionmentioning

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Abiotic factors influencing biomass accumulation of green tide causing Ulva spp. on Pyropia culture rafts in the Yellow Sea, China

Keesing

Chen

Shi

et al. 2016

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f oAnnually recurrent green-tides in the Yellow Sea have been shown to result from direct disposal into the sea of fouling Ulva from Pyropia aquaculture. The role abiotic factors play in Ulva biomass accumulation on rafts was studied to find ways to mitigate this problem. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) was very high at all sites, but the highest Ulva biomass was associated with the lowest DIN and anthropogenic N. Under luxuriant background nutrient conditions, variability in temperature and periods of emersion, rather than pH, light and salinity determined Ulva biomass. Two dominant species of Ulva displayed differing tolerances to temperature and desiccation which helped explain why Ulva prolifera dominates floating green-tides. Rather than trying to mitigate greentides only by reducing nutrient pollution, an earlier harvest of Pyropia in southern Jiangsu Province especially before temperatures increase greatly above 10°C during April, could reduce the biomass of U. prolifera disposed from rafts.Crown

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Abiotic factors influencing biomass accumulation of green tide causing Ulva spp. on Pyropia culture rafts in the Yellow Sea, China

Keesing

Chen

Shi

et al. 2016

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…tolerance to extreme and fluctuating environment) factors (van Tamelen 1996;Abe et al 2001;Burritt et al 2002;Pinto et al 2003). Among these, desiccation is one of the most important factors, which results in important losses of cellular water content, mainly triggered by daily tide changes (Dring and Brown 1982;Pearson et al 2000;Abe et al 2001;Burritt et al 2002;Shafer et al 2008).…”

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Seaweeds early development: detrimental effects of desiccation and attenuation by algal extracts

Contreras–Porcia

Callejas

Thomas

et al. 2011

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The effects of desiccation on the early development stages of Mazzaella laminarioides, Scytosiphon lomentaria and Lessonia nigrescens, algal species with different patterns of distribution across the intertidal zone, were examined in the laboratory. In addition, the protective effect against desiccation was evaluated using algal extracts, including those from Porphyra columbina, a macroalga tolerant to desiccation that lives in the uppermost part of the intertidal zone. Our results showed that M. laminarioides displayed the highest resistance to daily desiccation, followed by S. lomentaria, whereas L. nigrescens was the most susceptible. Spores from L. nigrescens exposed to desiccation, although being able to germinate, ceased further post-germination development. In addition, our results showed that all species exposed to extracts from desiccated P. columbina successfully completed their development and strongly suggest the occurrence of compounds with protective properties that help in attenuating the stress caused by desiccation. Finally, our results indicate that the magnitude of the effects generated by desiccation on the early algal development is related to the position of the species in the intertidal zone, and that the protective effects of P. columbina extracts reveal an exceptional metabolism of this species under desiccation stress.

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“…competition and herbivore pressure) and abiotic (i.e. tolerance to extreme and fluctuating environments) factors (Abe et al, 2001;Burritt et al, 2002;Davison & Pearson, 1996;Pinto et al, 2003;van Tamelen, 1996). For example, the distribution of macroalgal species at the upper limit of the rocky intertidal zone is principally determined by abiotic factors such as UV radiation, light, salinity, temperature changes, nutrient availability and desiccation (e.g.…”

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“…For example, in one of the few reports available, the activation of different antioxidant enzymes, such as ascorbate peroxidase (AP) and glutathione reductase (GR) was recorded in the upper intertidal macroalga Stictosiphonia arbuscula (Plantae, Rhodophyta) (Burritt et al, 2002) as a response to desiccation-mediated oxidative stress. The remaining studies have focused on assessing the capacity to tolerate desiccation displayed by measuring the photosynthetic apparatus activity in Porphyra, Gracilaria, Chondrus, and Ulva species among others (Abe et al, 2001;Ji & Tanaka, 2002;Smith et al, 1986;Zou & Gao, 2002). Presently, the only study using molecular approaches to unravel the desiccation tolerance responses, found that genes encoding for photosynthetic and ribosomal proteins are up-regulated in Fucus vesiculosus (Chromista, Ochrophyta) (Pearson et al, 2001(Pearson et al, , 2010.…”

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“…Presently, the only study using molecular approaches to unravel the desiccation tolerance responses, found that genes encoding for photosynthetic and ribosomal proteins are up-regulated in Fucus vesiculosus (Chromista, Ochrophyta) (Pearson et al, 2001(Pearson et al, , 2010. Additionally, independent studies have shown that diverse physiological parameters are altered by desiccation including the lipid and protein levels (Abe et al, 2001), photosynthetic alterations (Fv/Fm) as well as cellular morphology and ontogenetic changes (e.g. Contreras-Porcia et al, 2011b;Varela et al, 2006).…”

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