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A biological study of Durvillaea antarctica (Chamisso) Hariot and D ...

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d~stribution<br />

at species, winter temperatures are probably more<br />

important than summer temperatures. The most widely distributed<br />

species (D. antaratiea), grows in waters where the mean monthly<br />

temperature faT the coldest month is above -1.SoC <strong>and</strong> below 13 6 C,<br />

It cannot be assUI'ned that all southey.n shores within this<br />

temperature range a:re inhabited by Duwillaea,<br />

The kelp is o-hsent<br />

from several places t'Jhere sea surface. temperatures are the same, or<br />

even cooler, than C\ t other places IImere it grOW's abundantly (Table<br />

1,1, 3) ,<br />

Delepine Cl964) noted that D. anta:r>atica grew on Kerguelen<br />

<strong>and</strong> Crozet IS r but. \'Ias absent from New Amsterdam <strong>and</strong> St. Paul Is.<br />

He pointed out that this corresponded with a difference in mean<br />

seawater temperatures bettl/een the b

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