Aspects of the life history and ecology of the intertidal turf-forming
alga Rhodomela larix (Turner) C. Agardh were examined over a two
year period at several sites on the Oregon coast. Rhodomela occurred
over a broad tidal range and exhibited different growth and morphology
characteristics with respect to tidal height....
Nucleic acid estimates in tissues of marine macrophytes with the fluorochromes Hoechst 33258 and ethidium homodimer were severely impaired by high concentrations of interfering compounds. The isolation and extraction techniques used pointed towards compounds of low molecular weight and of polar characteristics that were insensitive to organic solvent extraction and...
