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MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 211:117-129 (2001) - doi:10.3354/meps211117 Photoprotective substances in Antarctic macroalgae and their variation with respect to depth distribution, different tissues and developmental stages Kirsten Hoyer*, Ulf Karsten**, Thomas Sawall, Christian Wiencke Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany *E-mail: khoyer@awi-bremerhaven.de **Present address: University of Rostock, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, 18051 Rostock, Germany ABSTRACT: In this study the distribution pattern of UV-absorbing mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) was identified and quantified in Antarctic macroalgae and correlated with habitat as well as with the radiation climate in air and under water. In addition, specific amounts of MAAs from selected species collected at different depths, from different parts of the thallus and developmental stages were investigated. Seven different MAAs were detected in 17 out of 28 red algal species, whereas in all brown and 2 green algal species only traces of MAAs were found. In the green alga Prasiola crispa ssp. antarctica a high concentration of an unknown UV-absorbing substance with an absorption maximum at 324 nm was detected. MAA content was negatively correlated with water depth. Higher concentrations of UV-absorbing substances were found in the marginal tissues of thalli than in the basal parts. Tetrasporophytes and gametophytes exhibited similar MAA values. After transplantation from deep to shallow water, the MAA content remained unchanged for 8 d after transplantation. The data presented indicate 3 physiologically different groups of algae in terms of MAA values: (1) species with no capability for MAA biosynthesis; (2) species with a basic MAA concentration which is adjusted relative to changes in environmental radiation; (3) species with a constant relatively high MAA composition and concentration irrespective of environmental conditions. KEY WORDS: Antarctica · Macroalgae · Mycosporine-like amino acids · UV-absorbing compounds · UV radiation Full text in pdf format PreviousNextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 211. Online publication date: February 14, 2001 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2001 Inter-Research.
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