INSITU RATES OF NITRATE UPTAKE BY GIANT-KELP, MACROCYSTIS-PYRIFERA (L) C AGARDH - TISSUE DIFFERENCES, ENVIRONMENTAL-EFFECTS, AND PREDICTIONS OF NITROGEN LIMITED GROWTH
INSITU RATES OF NITRATE UPTAKE BY GIANT-KELP, MACROCYSTIS-PYRIFERA (L) C AGARDH - TISSUE DIFFERENCES, ENVIRONMENTAL-EFFECTS, AND PREDICTIONS OF NITROGEN LIMITED GROWTH
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DOI:
10.1016/0022-0981(82)90202-7
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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2
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GERARD, VA
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GERARD, VA
NO3- uptake rates were measured in situ for 7 types of tissue of adult sporophytes of M. pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh. Uptake by mature blades of canopy fronds followed saturation kinetics. At near-saturation concentrations, mean rates of uptake by different tissues ranged from 0.1 to 2.1 .mu.g-at [atoms] .cntdot. g wet wt-1 .cntdot. h-1 (7-68 ng-at. .cntdot. cm-2 .cntdot. h-1). Different tissues incubated under similar environmental conditions took up NO3- at different rates, indicating physiological differences. Uptake rates showed no apparent relation to tissue age or nutritional history, but were influenced by certain environmental factors: uptake was 44-48% slower in dark than at ambient mid-day light levels, and dark uptake was 40% slower by blades incubated at 12 m depth than by blades incubated at the surface. These physiological and environmental differences resulted in generally rapid NO3- uptake by tissues located at or just below the surface and slower uptake by tissues deeper in the water column. Daily NO3- uptake by M. pyrifera populations was predicted using a model based on in situ NO3- uptake rates. According to predictions of the model, NO3- concentrations of 1-2 .mu.M throughout the water column are required to support kelp growth at the 4% .cntdot. day-1 (wet wt) rate typical of inshore populations. Vertical stratification, with high NO3- concentrations only at near-bottom depths, would result in severe N-limitation of growth. Seasonal changes in frond size distribution do not greatly affect N-limited growth rate. The model was also used to evaluate potential fertilizing methods and problems in management of offshore kelp farms.