Relationship between environmental conditions and biennial growth of kelp Saccharina japonica var. ochotensis, northern Hokkaido, Japan

Tadashi Kawai; Daiki Tazono

doi:10.29244/HAJ.4.2.68

Tadashi Kawai Hokkaido Research Organization
Daiki Tazono

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29244/HAJ.4.2.68

Keywords: density, light, nitrate, regeneration, water temperature

Abstract

The kelp Saccharina japonica var. ochotensis occurs in the northern Sea of Japan. A monthly diving survey was conducted at two sampling stations, Tsugaru in Rebun Island and Hourai in Wakkanai district in northern Hokkaido, Japan, from March 2013 to November 2014. Oceanographic conditions, water temperature, nitrate, and irradiance were recorded, and several differences were observed between Tsugaru and Hourai. Higher irradiance at Tsugaru during July and August led to enhanced photosynthesis by sporophytes, and the lower temperature in this area led to increased storage of mannitol from April to September, with more sulfated polysaccharide in sporophytes and greater blade thickness compared to kelp specimens at Hourai. Higher water temperatures in Tsugaru during September and February led to larger sporophytes, whereas lower winter water temperatures in Hourai led to smaller sporophytes. Higher water temperatures from September to February and lower nitrate concentrations throughout the year except in April 2013 and March 2014 in Tsugaru were associated with higher sorus formation rates and lower regeneration (transition from annual to biennial sporophytes) rates than at Hourai. Irradiance at Tsugaru was higher than at Hourai from July to August. Lower temperatures and lower radiation result in a lower rate of sorus formation; whereas higher nitrate concentrations give rise to higher rates of regeneration.

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