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Ecol Evol. 2018 Apr 10;8(9):4508-4517. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3952. eCollection 2018 May.

High midday temperature stress has stronger effects on biomass than on photosynthesis: A mesocosm experiment on four tropical seagrass species.

Ecology and evolution

Rushingisha George, Martin Gullström, Mwita M Mangora, Matern S P Mtolera, Mats Björk

Affiliations

  1. Seagrass Ecology and Physiology Research Group Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden.
  2. Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI) Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
  3. Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) Zanzibar Tanzania.

PMID: 29760891 PMCID: PMC5938440 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3952

Abstract

The effect of repeated midday temperature stress on the photosynthetic performance and biomass production of seagrass was studied in a mesocosm setup with four common tropical species, including

Keywords: Western Indian Ocean; biomass loss; climate change; photosynthetic performance; tropical seagrass

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