Abstract
The sublittoral brown alga Dictyopteris membranacea(Stackhouse) Batters is very sensitive to low salinities. A one minute exposure to distilled water causes total breakdown of photosynthesis and respiration. The breakdown phenomena were studied as after-effects following re-exposure to sea water. Since rate of ion loss is highest during the first minute of osmotic stress, the irreversible metabolic depression appears to be due to fast ion loss. Photosynthesis of Fucus virsoidesJ.Ag is not affected by distilled water, even over very long periods of time.
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