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

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but it is a.lmost an underestimateo The above<br />

calculations are based on the highest st<strong>and</strong>ing crop measurements<br />

obtained :l'o:c D. <strong>antarctica</strong>, <strong>and</strong> only a fract.ion <strong>of</strong> the South Isl<strong>and</strong><br />

east COElst is suitable habi tat fo~ Durvi UaBa. By recording the<br />

presence or absence <strong>of</strong> Do QrttaY'atica in 1 kn,2 quadrats along tbis) , trumpeter (Latris lineata) <strong>and</strong> green bone (Co:tidodax<br />

pullus), all commercially important. species, have been observed in<br />

D. L>illana beds.<br />

DurviZlaea beds absorb much <strong>of</strong> the kinetic energy <strong>of</strong> waves, so<br />

that waves wash higher up the ,-shore in areas where the kelp has been<br />

cleared. On coasts such as the Kaikoura coast \vilZaea could cause accelerated erosion.

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