Seasonal fluctuation of photosynthetic pigments of most common red seaweeds species collected from Abu Qir, Alexandria, Egypt

Seasonal changes of pigment composition [Chlorophyll a (Chl-a), total carotenoid (Car.), phycobiliproteins (phycoerythrin (PE), phycocyanin (PC), allophycocyanin (APC))], in the 5 species of Rhodophyta were investigated. Chl-a, carotenoids and phycobiliproteins levels showed high contents during win...

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Autores principales: Ismail,Mona M, Osman,Mohamed E. H
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar 2016
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Sumario:Seasonal changes of pigment composition [Chlorophyll a (Chl-a), total carotenoid (Car.), phycobiliproteins (phycoerythrin (PE), phycocyanin (PC), allophycocyanin (APC))], in the 5 species of Rhodophyta were investigated. Chl-a, carotenoids and phycobiliproteins levels showed high contents during winter, whereas decreased in summer showing discoloration tissue from deep red to green or yellow. The results show that the pigment contents were varied seasonally with respect to the algal species and physical and chemical parameters changes, while pH, dissolved oxygen, NO3-, NO2-, NH4+, total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) had direct impact on photosynthetic pigments content, and temperature had significant negative correlation on photosynthetic pigments.