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Oecologia


Title:Mesoherbivores reduce net growth and induce chemical resistance in natural seaweed populations
Author(s):Toth GB; Karlsson M; Pavia H;
Address:"Department of Marine Ecology, Tjarno Marine Biological Laboratory, Goteborg University, Stromstad 452 96, Sweden. gunilla.toth@tmbl.gu.se"
Journal Title:Oecologia
Year:2007
Volume:20070116
Issue:2
Page Number:245 - 255
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0643-5
ISSN/ISBN:0029-8549 (Print) 0029-8549 (Linking)
Abstract:"Herbivory on marine macroalgae (seaweeds) in temperate areas is often dominated by relatively small gastropods and crustaceans (mesoherbivores). The effects of these herbivores on the performance of adult seaweeds have so far been almost exclusively investigated under artificial laboratory conditions. Furthermore, several recent laboratory studies with mesoherbivores indicate that inducible chemical resistance may be as common in seaweeds as in vascular plants. However, in order to further explore and test the possible ecological significance of induced chemical resistance in temperate seaweeds, data are needed that address this issue in natural populations. We investigated the effect of grazing by littorinid herbivorous snails (Littorina spp.) on the individual net growth of the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum in natural field populations. Furthermore, the capacity for induced resistance in the seaweeds was assessed by removing herbivores and assaying for relaxation of defences. We found that ambient densities of gastropod herbivores significantly reduced net growth by 45% in natural field populations of A. nodosum. Seaweeds previously exposed to grazing in the field were less consumed by gastropod herbivores in feeding bioassays. Furthermore, the concentration of phlorotannins (polyphenolics), which have been shown to deter gastropod herbivores, was higher in the seaweeds that were exposed to gastropod herbivores in the field. This field study corroborates earlier laboratory experiments and demonstrates that it is important to make sure that the lack of experimental field data on marine mesoherbivory does not lead to rash conclusions about the lack of significant effects of these herbivores on seaweed performance. The results strongly suggest that gastropods exert a significant selection pressure on the evolution of defensive traits in the seaweeds, and that brown seaweeds can respond to attacks by natural densities of these herbivores through increased chemical resistance to further grazing"
Keywords:Animals Ascophyllum/*physiology Ecosystem Feeding Behavior/*physiology Fertilizers Population Dynamics Seaweed/*drug effects/*growth & development Snails/*physiology;
Notes:"MedlineToth, Gunilla B Karlsson, Malin Pavia, Henrik eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Germany 2007/01/17 Oecologia. 2007 May; 152(2):245-55. doi: 10.1007/s00442-006-0643-5. Epub 2007 Jan 16"

 
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