1 Introduction: Biology of polar benthic algae
Christian Wiencke and Margaret N. Clayton .................... 1
Environment, biogeography and biodiversity
2 The abiotic environment of polar marine benthic algae
Katharina Zacher, Ralf Rautenberger, Dieter Hanelt, Angela
Wulff and Christian Wiencke .................................. 9
3 Biodiversity, biogeography and zonation of marine benthic
micro- and macroalgae in the Arctic and Antarctic
Angela Wulff, Katrin Iken, Maria Liliana Quartino, Adil
Al-Handal, Christian Wiencke and Margaret N. Clayton ........ 23
4 Notes on the systematics and biogeographical relationships
of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic Rhodophyta with
descriptions of four new genera and five new species
Max H. Hommersand, Richard L. Мое, Charles D. Amsler
and Suzanne Fredericq ....................................... 53
Chemical ecology
5 Defenses of polar macroalgae against herbivores and
biofoulers
Charles D. Amsler, Katrin Iken, James B. McClintock and
Bill J. Baker .............................................. 101
6 Field studies on deterrent properties of phlorotannins in
Antarctic brown algae
Katrin Iken, Charles D. Amsler, Margaret O. Amsler,
James B. McClintock and Bill J. Baker ...................... 121
Primary production and ecophysiology
7 Benthic microalgal production in the Arctic: applied
methods and status of the current database
Ronnie N. Glud, Jana Woelfel, Ulf Karsten, Michael Kühl
and Søren Rysgaard ......................................... 141
8 Microphytobenthic biomass along gradients of physical
conditions in Arctic Kongsfjorden, Svalbard
Jana Woelfel, Rhena Schumann, Peter Leopold, Christian
Wiencke and Ulf Karsten .................................... 163
9 Phenology and seasonal physiological performance of polar
seaweeds
Christian Wiencke, Iván Gómez and Ken Dunton ............... 181
10 Light and temperature demands of marine benthic
microalgae and seaweeds in polar regions
Iván Gómez, Angela Wulff, Michael Y. Roleda, Pirjo
Huovinen, Ulf Karsten, María Liliana Quartino, Ken Dunton
and Christian Wiencke ...................................... 195
11 Freezing tolerance and photosynthetic performance of
polar seaweeds at low temperatures
Susanne Becker, Bettina Walter and Kai Bischof ............. 221
Polar benthic algae in a changing world
12 Impact of oceanic warming on the distribution of
seaweeds in polar and cold-temperate waters
Ruth Müller, Inka Bartsch, Thomas Laepple and Christian
Wiencke .................................................... 237
13 Physiological responses of polar benthic algae to
ultraviolet radiation
Ulf Karsten, Angela Wulff, Michael Y. Roleda, Ruth
Müller, Franciska S. Steinhoff, Jana Fredersdorf and
Christian Wiencke .......................................... 271
14 Drivers of colonization and succession in polar benthic
macro-and microalgal communities
Gabriela Laura Campana, Katharina Zacher, Anna Fricke,
Markus Molis, Angela Wulff, María Liliana Quartino and
Christian Wiencke .......................................... 299
15 Conclusion and outlook: Future perspectives on the
investigation of polar benthic algae
Christian Wiencke and Margaret N. Clayton .................. 321
Acknowledgements .............................................. 325
Index ......................................................... 329
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