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The mass distribution along the fronds of Macrocystis is examined for plants collected from California and New Zealand. Analysis of fronds classified according to length and condition yields polynomial curves for cumulative mass as a function of distance above the holdfast. Models for this functional relationship are discussed. Similarities and differences between the deep-water California plant and the shallow-water New Zealand plant are highlighted.
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Nyman, M.A., Brown, M.T., Neushul, M. et al. Mass distribution in the fronds of macrocystis pyrifera from New Zealand and California. Hydrobiologia 260, 57–65 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00049004
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