Transcriptomic Responses to Darkness and the Survival Strategy of the Kelp Saccharina latissima in the Early Polar Night

Transcriptomic Responses to Darkness and the Survival Strategy of the Kelp Saccharina latissima in the Early Polar Night

Kelps in the Arctic region are facing challenging natural conditions. They experience over 120 days of darkness during the polar night surviving on storage compounds without conducting photosynthesis. Furthermore, the Arctic is experiencing continuous warming as a consequence of climate change. Such...

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Main Authors: Huiru Li, Lydia Scheschonk, Sandra Heinrich, Klaus Valentin, Lars Harms, Gernot Glöckner, Erwan Corre, Kai Bischof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
kelp
Saccharina latissima
growth rates
transcriptomic responses
dark exposure
Arctic
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.592033/full

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