King, RJ, Hutchings, PA, Larkum, AWD & West, RJ 1991, Southeastern Australia.
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Outlines the major environmental features of the littoral zone and introduces the characteristic biota of the major habitats: rocky shores, sandy beaches and coastal lagoons, estuaries and embayments. Comments are made on biogeography. The biota is particularly rich and diverse. Resumes are provided of the nature of: macroalgae, seagrasses, fishes, echinoderms, molluscs, Crustacea and polychaetes. Plant biomass and annual productivity are noted for algae and seagrasses, and decomposition and nutrients are discussed. -P.J.Jarvis
Murray, DR & Larkum, AWD 1991, 'Seed proteins of the seagrass Zostera capricorni', Aquatic Botany, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 101-108.
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Proteins were extracted from the seeds of the seagrass Zostera capricorni Aschers. and analysed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Pore-gradient gel electrophoresis revealed a predominant storage protein of estimated Mr 340 000, which we have termed 'zosterin'. This protein accounted for about 80% of extractable protein. Dissociation of proteins by the anionic detergent, sodium dodecylsulphate (SDS), in the absence and presence of 2-mercaptoethanol confirmed that disulphide-linked subunits associate to form zosterin. On electrophoresis in uniform-pore gels set from 10% acrylamide, five major subunits were resolved (polypeptides I-V), of estimated Mr 30 000, 27 500, 24 000, 22 000 and 20 500, respectively. These subunits associate to form disulphide-bridged constituents of two size classes, Mr 54 000 and 46 000, with the former predominating (∼ 2:1). Zosterin is clearly a counterpart of legumin, one of the major storage proteins of legume seeds. © 1991.
