Publications by authors named "Esther Rickert"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines how biological traits of bladderwrack, a key species in the Baltic Sea, vary along a salinity gradient and other environmental stressors over a 2,000 km coastline.
- Salinity is identified as the primary driver of these variations, influencing factors like size and photosynthetic efficiency of the algae, which has implications for its interactions with other species.
- The research highlights potential negative impacts of projected desalination in the Baltic Sea on bladderwrack populations, which could disrupt important ecosystem functions.
Perennial macroalgae within the genus Fucus are known to exude metabolites through their outer thallus surface. Some of these metabolites have pro- and/or antifouling properties. Seasonal fluctuations of natural fouling pressure and chemical fouling control strength against micro- and macrofoulers have previously been observed in Fucus, suggesting that control strength varies with threat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMacroalgae, especially perennial species, are exposed to a seasonally variable fouling pressure. It was hypothesized that macroalgae regulate their antifouling defense to fouling pressure. Over one year, the macrofouling pressure and the chemical anti-macrofouling defense strength of the brown algae Fucus vesiculosus and Fucus serratus were assessed with monthly evaluation.
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