Emersion induces nitrogen release and alteration of nitrogen metabolism in the intertidal genus Porphyra.

We investigated emersion-induced nitrogen (N) release from Porphyra umbilicalis Kütz. Thallus N concentration decreased during 4 h of emersion. Tissue N and soluble protein contents of P. umbilicalis were positively correlated and decreased during emersion. Growth of P. umbilicalis did not simply di...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jang K Kim, George P Kraemer, Charles Yarish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3724889?pdf=render