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'''''Ecklonia maxima''''', '''sea bamboo''', is a species of [[kelp]] native to the southern oceans |
'''''Ecklonia maxima''''', '''sea bamboo''', is a species of [[kelp]] native to the southern oceans. It is most typically found along the southern [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic coast]] of [[Africa]], from the very south of [[South Africa]] north to [[Namibia]]. In these areas the species dominates the shallow (up to 8 m) temperate water [[kelp forest]]s offshore.<ref name="Anderson1">{{cite journal | last = Anderson | first = R. J.| authorlink = | coauthors = P. Carrick, G. J. Levitt, and A. Share | title = Holdfasts of adult kelp ''Ecklonia maxima'' provide refuges from grazing for recruitment of juvenile kelps | journal = Marine Ecology Progress Series | volume = 159 |pages = 265-273 | publisher = [[Inter-Research]]| location = Germany| date = 1997 | accessdate = 2008-12-28}}</ref><ref name="Mann">{{cite book | last = Mann | first = Kenneth H.| title = Ecology of Coastal Waters: With Implications for Management | publisher = Wiley-Blackwell | date = 2000 | location = | pages = 406 | isbn = 978-0865425507}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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From the [[holdfast]] attached to a rock or the large holdfast of another kelp, a single long [[Stipe (botany)|stipe]] rises to the surface waters, where a single large [[pneumatocyst]] holds a tangle of blades at the surface.<ref name="Mann" /> |
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==Human use== |
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The species is of economic importance: it is harvested for both an agricultural supplement and as food for [[abalone]] raised on farms.<ref name="Robertson-Andersson">{{cite journal | last = Robertson-Andersson| first = D. V. | coauthors = D. Leitao, J. J. Bolton, R. J. Anderson, A. Njobeni, and K. Ruck | title = Can kelp extract (KELPAK®) be useful in seaweed mariculture? | journal = Journal of Applied Phycology | volume = 18 | pages = 315-321 | publisher = Springer | accessdate = 2008-12-28}}</ref><ref name="Anderson2">{{cite journal | last = Anderson | first = R. J. | coauthors = M. D. Rothman, A. Share, and H. Drummond | title = Harvesting of the kelp ''Ecklonia maxima'' in South Africa affects its three obligate, red algal epiphytes | journal = Journal of Applied Phycology | volume = 18 | pages = 343-349 | publisher = Springer | accessdate = 2008-12-28}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Ecklonia maxima, sea bamboo, is a species of kelp native to the southern oceans. It is most typically found along the southern Atlantic coast of Africa, from the very south of South Africa north to Namibia. In these areas the species dominates the shallow (up to 8 m) temperate water kelp forests offshore.[1][2]
Description
From the holdfast attached to a rock or the large holdfast of another kelp, a single long stipe rises to the surface waters, where a single large pneumatocyst holds a tangle of blades at the surface.[2]
Human use
The species is of economic importance: it is harvested for both an agricultural supplement and as food for abalone raised on farms.[3][4]
References
- ^ Anderson, R. J. (1997). "Holdfasts of adult kelp Ecklonia maxima provide refuges from grazing for recruitment of juvenile kelps". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 159. Germany: Inter-Research: 265–273.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Mann, Kenneth H. (2000). Ecology of Coastal Waters: With Implications for Management. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 406. ISBN 978-0865425507.
- ^ Robertson-Andersson, D. V. "Can kelp extract (KELPAK®) be useful in seaweed mariculture?". Journal of Applied Phycology. 18. Springer: 315–321.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Anderson, R. J. "Harvesting of the kelp Ecklonia maxima in South Africa affects its three obligate, red algal epiphytes". Journal of Applied Phycology. 18. Springer: 343–349.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help)
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