TY - JOUR
T1 - Repetitive harvesting of Macrocystis pyrifera (Phaeophyceae) and its effects on chemical constituents of economic value
AU - Borras-Chavez, Renato
AU - Edwards, Matthew S.
AU - Arvizu-Higuera, Dora Luz
AU - Rodríguez-Montesinos, Yoloxochitl Elizabeth
AU - Hernández-Carmona, Gustavo
AU - Briceño-Domínguez, Diego
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by De Gruyter.
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - Kelp harvesting has increased globally in recent decades and is expected to continue rising as the demand for kelp-derived products for use in aquaculture and industrial applications increases. In response, numerous studies have examined how harvesting impacts kelp populations and their associated communities, but the effects of repeated harvesting of the same individuals on the chemical properties for which they are extracted remain poorly understood. This knowledge gap may be especially crucial in areas where the same kelps are necessarily harvested multiple times per year due to their overall low abundance. To address this, we examined how repetitive harvesting of the same individuals of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, over a 3-month period influences tissue chemical properties (i.e. alginate yield, viscosity and strength, nutritional quality, such as protein, carbohydrate, lipid, crude fiber, ash and energy content, and tissue carbon/nitrogen ratios). Our results indicate that, while these properties vary over time, presumably due to variability in oceanographic conditions, repetitive harvesting of the same individuals does not significantly impact these properties.
AB - Kelp harvesting has increased globally in recent decades and is expected to continue rising as the demand for kelp-derived products for use in aquaculture and industrial applications increases. In response, numerous studies have examined how harvesting impacts kelp populations and their associated communities, but the effects of repeated harvesting of the same individuals on the chemical properties for which they are extracted remain poorly understood. This knowledge gap may be especially crucial in areas where the same kelps are necessarily harvested multiple times per year due to their overall low abundance. To address this, we examined how repetitive harvesting of the same individuals of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, over a 3-month period influences tissue chemical properties (i.e. alginate yield, viscosity and strength, nutritional quality, such as protein, carbohydrate, lipid, crude fiber, ash and energy content, and tissue carbon/nitrogen ratios). Our results indicate that, while these properties vary over time, presumably due to variability in oceanographic conditions, repetitive harvesting of the same individuals does not significantly impact these properties.
KW - Macrocystis
KW - alginate
KW - harvesting
KW - kelp
KW - nutritional value
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84958818449&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1515/bot-2015-0028
DO - 10.1515/bot-2015-0028
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0006-8055
VL - 59
SP - 63
EP - 71
JO - Botanica Marina
JF - Botanica Marina
IS - 1
ER -