Articles | Volume 18, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5313-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5313-2021
Research article
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01 Oct 2021
Research article |  | 01 Oct 2021

Tolerance of tropical marine microphytobenthos exposed to elevated irradiance and temperature

Sazlina Salleh and Andrew McMinn

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on bg-2021-18', Anonymous Referee #1, 10 Mar 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Sazlina Salleh, 24 May 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2021-18', Siqueiros-Beltrones, David A, 09 Apr 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Sazlina Salleh, 24 May 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (21 Jun 2021) by Aninda Mazumdar
AR by Sazlina Salleh on behalf of the Authors (28 Jun 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (05 Jul 2021) by Aninda Mazumdar
RR by Siqueiros-Beltrones, David A (07 Jul 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Jul 2021) by Aninda Mazumdar
AR by Sazlina Salleh on behalf of the Authors (27 Jul 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (22 Aug 2021) by Aninda Mazumdar
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Short summary
The benthic diatom communities in Tanjung Rhu, Malaysia, were regularly exposed to high light and temperature variability during the tidal cycle, resulting in low photosynthetic efficiency. We examined the impact of high temperatures on diatoms' photosynthetic capacities, and temperatures beyond 50 °C caused severe photoinhibition. At the same time, those diatoms exposed to temperatures of 40 °C did not show any sign of photoinhibition.
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