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https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-diss000107412

EFFECTS OF UV RADIATION ON ANTARCTIC BENTHIC ALGAE - WITH EMPHASIS ON EARLY SUCCESSIONAL STAGES AND COMMUNITIES

Veröffentlichungsdatum
2007-03-08
Autoren
Zacher, Katharina  
Betreuer
Wiencke, Christian  
Gutachter
Hanelt, Dieter  
Zusammenfassung
In field experiments the interactive effects of UVR and grazing on early life stages of a hard bottom algal community were studied. In a two-factorial design, experimental units (1. ambient radiation, >280 nm; 2. ambient minus UV-B, >320 nm; 3. ambient minus UVR, >400 nm vs. grazer - no grazer) were installed for 2.5 and 3.5 months in the field. In conclusion, the results showed that the ambient UVR do not seem to be a threat to benthic marine Antarctic diatoms while grazers acted as important drivers on the complete intertidal algal community structure. In contrast, UV-B radiation significantly shaped macroalgal diversity and species composition. Limpets could mediate negative effects of ambient UVR on species richness and diversity to a certain level. On the basis of these results we hypothesise that ambient UV-B radiation, and a potential further increase of these wavelengths has the ability to affect the zonation, composition and diversity of Antarctic intertidal macroalgae altering trophic interactions in this system.
Schlagwörter
Antarctica

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grazing

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macroalgae

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microlagae

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photosynthesis

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UV radiation
Institution
Universität Bremen  
Fachbereich
Fachbereich 02: Biologie/Chemie (FB 02)  
Dokumenttyp
Dissertation
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Sprache
Englisch
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