The ecological significance of heterotrophy in the carbohydrate metabolism of intertidal brown algae

dc.contributor.advisor	Drew, E. A.
dc.contributor.author	Jackson, David Charles
dc.coverage.spatial	215 p.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-22T14:35:09Z
dc.date.available	2018-06-22T14:35:09Z
dc.date.issued	1971
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10023/14479
dc.description.abstract	Carbohydrate metabolism and heterotrophic carbon fixation have been studied in the intertidal macrophytic brown algae Pelvetia canalioulata and Fucus spiralis. In neither of these species can the heterotrophic metabolism of glucose support net growths. Photosynthetic rate, however, is enhanced by over 40% in Pelvetia in the presence of exogenous glucose. It is postulated that this glucose lowers the light requirement for photosynthesis rather than acting as a substrate for significant levels of heterotrophic carbon fixation.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of St Andrews
dc.subject.lcc	QK915.J2	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Plant ecology	en
dc.title	The ecological significance of heterotrophy in the carbohydrate metabolism of intertidal brown algae	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.sponsor	Science Research Council (Great Britain)	en_US
dc.type.qualificationlevel	Doctoral	en_US
dc.type.qualificationname	PhD Doctor of Philosophy	en_US
dc.publisher.institution	The University of St Andrews	en_US