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Macrophycology (SEAWEED) with Patrick Martone, Charles Yarish, Danielle McHaskell, Angela Jones, and Becky Swerida

2025/6/11
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Ali Ward: 这一集节目汇集了五位海藻学专家，内容涵盖了海藻的各个方面，从其生长环境到潜在的用途，再到细胞结构和食用价值。我特别提到了几位专家的背景和研究方向，包括Patrick Martone在海藻分类和生态方面的研究，Charlie Yarish在商业海藻养殖方面的贡献，以及Danielle McCaskill和Angela Jones在海藻艺术和生态方面的探索。此外，还有Becky Swerita对海草和海藻区别的讲解，使得这一集内容更加全面和深入。 Patrick Martone: 我从小时候在佛罗里达海边收集海藻的经历开始，就对海藻产生了浓厚的兴趣。后来，我搬到加州攻读海藻博士学位，对海藻的多样性和生态功能有了更深入的了解。我的研究主要集中在海藻的形态、结构以及它们如何适应海洋环境。我特别强调了海藻在高营养和寒冷水域中的生长优势，以及不同地区海藻种类的差异。虽然我的家人希望我回到佛罗里达，但我还是更喜欢太平洋西北地区的海藻，因为它们更大、更多样。 Charlie Yarish: 海藻广泛分布于全球各大洋，甚至在南北极的冰盖下也能生长。它们适应了各种不同的环境，包括暖温带、热带和寒温带。有些海藻甚至能在月光下生长，这让我感到非常惊讶。在巴哈马等热带地区，虽然大型海藻可能不太显眼，但它们在珊瑚礁生态系统中扮演着重要的角色。此外，人类活动和气候变化正在影响海藻的生长和分布，特别是在热带地区，氮污染导致马尾藻大量繁殖，对旅游业和生态环境造成了负面影响。

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This chapter defines seaweed, differentiating it from plants and weeds. It explains that seaweed is a macroscopic alga, a multicellular aquatic organism that photosynthesizes but lacks xylem and phloem, unlike plants. The similarities in appearance between seaweed and plants are due to convergent evolution.
  • Seaweed is a macroscopic alga, not a plant or a weed.
  • Seaweeds lack xylem and phloem.
  • Similarities to plants are due to convergent evolution.

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Moonlit seaweeds. Dreamy underwater forests. Mounds of beach debris. Not plants. Let’s talk about where seaweed grows and whether or not it will save us all. Macrophycology means “big-ass algae” so let’s join five dazzling seaweed enthusiasts: guest-in-chief Dr. Patrick Martone of the University of British Columbia, UConn Professor Emeritus and “grandfather of seaweed farming” Dr. Charlie Yarish, seagrass scientist Becky Swerida, and marine science PhD students Danielle McCaskill and Angela Jones. We’ll chat about what’s hidden in its cells, the best ones to eat, how fast it grows, how deep it gets, cold vs. tropical seaweeds, what to do if your vacation pictures feature mounds of sargassum, and whether or not kelp can kill a chicken. 

In next week’s episode, you’ll hear all about the aquaculture of cultivating and eating things from the seaweed to shellfish to shrimp farmed in a basement doughboy. Not really a two parter but two episodes that are friends and hang out in the same circles. 

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Donations went to Raincoast Education Society), GreenWave), and Black in Marine Science)

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