DOI : https://doi.org/10.4490/ALGAE.2003.18.4.289
Algae. 2003; 18(4): 289-294.
doi: https://doi.org/10.4490/ALGAE.2003.18.4.289
Structure and Function of Submarine Forest 1. Age and Growth of Myagropsis myagroides (Phaeophyta) at Tongyeong
Nam-Gil Kim, Jong Su Yoo
Department of Marine Bioscience, Gyeongsang National University, Research Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Korea
Maritime University
ABSTRACT
The age and growth pattern of Myagropsis myagroides(Cystoseiraceae, Phaeophyta) population were investigated at Tongyeong (128°25′E and 34°45′N) in South coast of Korea, from September 1998 to August 1999. Water temperatures varied from 7.7℃ to 26℃ during the survey period. Distinct seasonal changes were found in the plant length and wet weight of plant, and their maximum length and wet weight were attained 70.5(±20.9) cm and 191.8(±135.0)g during April and May. The growth patterns were divided into four periods of slow growth (September-November), fast growth (December-February), maturing growth (March-May) and declining period (June-August). The Tongyeong population of M. myagroides was dominated by less than three-year old small plants with slower growth rates, shorter plant length, lighter plant weight than those of other locations in Korea.