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Algae, as a group, occupy a wide spectrum of thermal environments ranging from snow and ice to hot springs. In attempting to relate the physiological characteristics of organisms to their ecology, it is necessary to distinguish between what Precht (1) has termed resistance and capacity adaptations. Resistance adaptations to temperature refer to mechanisms that determine the upper and lower temperature extremes limiting growth. Various aspects of this type of adaptation in plants and microorganisms have been reviewed (2–13). Capacity adaptations occur at temperatures between the extremes, or in the so-called “normal” or “biokinetic” range. Such adaptations may be said to exist when responses or characteristics of the organism at a given temperature are dependent on the temperature experienced during growth.
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Li, W.K.W. (1980). Temperature Adaptation in Phytoplankton: Cellular and Photosynthetic Characteristics. In: Falkowski, P.G. (eds) Primary Productivity in the Sea. Environmental Science Research, vol 19. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3890-1_15
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