tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post7525884011372792819..comments2024-03-28T04:48:45.646-07:00Comments on The Natural History of Bodega Head: Field of bubblesJackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-44772864105939497082024-02-27T19:46:13.419-08:002024-02-27T19:46:13.419-08:00Hi, Steve,
I don't have much additional infor...Hi, Steve,<br /><br />I don't have much additional information, but you might be interested in this article: <br /><br />Ebullition of oxygen from seagrasses under supersaturated conditions by Long et al. in 2019. <br /><br />You can access the article here:<br />https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lno.11299<br /><br />Here's a description from their paper: "The direct ebullition of bubbles from seagrass has been observed in situ, occurring during high irradiance conditions and high O2 concentrations. In fact, previous studies have described ebullition from seagrass beds as similar to a “newly opened bottle of beer” (Zieman 1974) or “minute streams of oxygen bubbles” emanating from seagrass leaves (Hargraves 1982)."<br /><br />(Ebullition = the action of bubbling)<br /><br />:) Jackie<br /><br />Jackie Soneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-59769691755163496992024-02-27T00:58:29.472-08:002024-02-27T00:58:29.472-08:00Thank you for sharing this observation. Do you hav...Thank you for sharing this observation. Do you have any updates? I also found some surfgrass with bubbles a few days ago. I noticed the bubbles wee referenced here: https://www.marinebio.net/marinescience//03ecology/tplow.htmStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-29111429858356648152018-01-29T06:48:58.237-08:002018-01-29T06:48:58.237-08:00Well, I'm not totally sure about the origin of...Well, I'm not totally sure about the origin of the bubbles. I've been wondering about a few possibilities: (1) oxygen released by the surfgrass during photosynthesis; (2) oxygen released by seaweeds during photosynthesis that ends up on the surfgrass; (3) wave turbulence in the tidepool during the outgoing tide, leaving behind bubbles in the pool and on the surfgrass. <br /><br />Maybe some botanist friends will be able to help?<br /><br />:) JackieJackie Soneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-91794656523900970112018-01-29T03:15:14.220-08:002018-01-29T03:15:14.220-08:00What do you think explains the bubblesWhat do you think explains the bubblesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com