Effects of desiccation and salinity on the outbreak of a green tide of Ulva pertusa in a created salt marsh along the coast of Osaka Bay, Japan
Effects of desiccation and salinity on the outbreak of a green tide of Ulva pertusa in a created salt marsh along the coast of Osaka Bay, Japan
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ecss.2012.07.002
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
S. Yamochi
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作者:
S. Yamochi
Field surveys and laboratory experiments were conducted to examine the effect of desiccation and salinity on the outbreak of a green tide of Ulva pertusa at Osaka Nanko bird sanctuary. Reduction of biomass of Ulva spp. was observed at stations where the exposure rate to air was from 30 to 40%. In addition, the exposure rate of 30–40% to air showed no negative impacts on the biomass of benthic microalgae, infauna and non-motile epibenthos. Laboratory experiments revealed that photosynthetic activity of U. pertusa decreased when exposed to air for 4–7 h at 25–35 °C. Salinity decreases from 30 to 25 or 20 accompanied with exposure to air drastically reduced the rate of photosynthesis of this species. These results suggest the possibility of controlling a green tide of U. pertusa without serious physico-ecological damage to benthic microalgae, infauna and non-motile epibenthos by a combination of exposure to air with low salinity.