Deepest known plant life discovered on an uncharted seamount

The discovery of abundant autotrophic macrophytes living below 200 meters indicates their importance to primary productivity, food webs, sedimentary processes, and as reef builders in clear oceanic waters. Estimates concerning minimum light levels for macroalgal photosynthesis and macrophytic contri...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1985-01, Vol.227 (4682), p.57-59
Main Authors: Littler, M.M, Littler, D.S, Blair, S.M, Norris, J.N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ALGAE
ALGUE
AMBIENTE ACUATICO
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
BAHAMAS
Biological and medical sciences
Botanical research
Coral reefs
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Macroalgae
Macrophytes
Marine
Marine algae
MILIEU AQUATIQUE
Observations
PLANTAS ACUATICAS
PLANTE AQUATIQUE
Plants
Sea water
Sea water ecosystems
Seamounts
Submersibles
Synecology
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Summary:The discovery of abundant autotrophic macrophytes living below 200 meters indicates their importance to primary productivity, food webs, sedimentary processes, and as reef builders in clear oceanic waters. Estimates concerning minimum light levels for macroalgal photosynthesis and macrophytic contributions to the biology and geology of tropical insular and continental borderlands must now be revised
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.227.4682.57