Charan, Harshna and De Ramon N'Yeurt, Antoine and Iese, Viliamu and Chopin, Thierry (2017) The effect of temperature on the growth of two pest seaweeds in Fiji. [Conference Proceedings]
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Abstract
Macroalgal blooms are becoming problematic worldwide which is further exacerbated by climate change. This study looks at the effects of temperature on the growth of two pest macroalgae from Fiji, Sargassum polycystum and Gracilaria edulis, under laboratory conditions. The two algal species were subjected separately to different temperature regimes (28 , 30 , 32 and 34 Results showed a significant difference in the Specific Growth Rate (SGR) of G. edulis between the four temperatures with optimal growth at 28-30 . The SGR of S. polycystum could not be determined for experimental reasons due to biomass loss.
The optimal temperature for rhizoidal length (RL) of G. edulis was 32-34 , while for S. polycystum RL was 28°C.
| Item Type: | Conference Proceedings |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QK Botany |
| Divisions: | Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (PACE-SD) |
| Depositing User: | Antoine N'Yeurt |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2018 02:53 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2020 01:19 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/10314 |
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