Abstract
Abstract A saline pond near Kamloops, British Columbia, contains water which is chemically similar to sea water. The chief difference is in the percentages of chloride and sulfate ions, which are reversed from those in sea water. Gametophytes of two kelp plants, Alaria marginata P. & R. and Hedophyllum sessile (C. Ag.) Setch., were cultured from zoospores in this saline pond water and in sea water. In 30 days both species grew vegetatively and became sexually mature in pond water. Development in sea water was somewhat slower. The results suggest that crystallized salt from the pond might form the basis of an inexpensive seawater substitute for marine algal culture.
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