Macrocystis pyrifera thermal tolerance testing data originates from a common garden experiment conducted by IMAS. The dataset covers 49 unique family-lines of microscopic giant kelp sporophytes raised under four water temperatures (12, 16, 20, and 24°C). Family-lines were derived from F1 offspring collected from seven sites across approximately 250 km in Tasmania, Australia.
Use Cases
- Modeling intraspecific thermal tolerance variation based on family-line and temperature treatment data
- Assessing survivorship potential for kelp restoration projects based on warm-adapted family-line performance
- Studying genetic and environmental influences on kelp growth and survival under different temperature regimes
Strengths
- Data from a controlled common garden experiment with four distinct temperature treatments
- Includes 49 unique family-lines representing genetic diversity from seven sites across ~250 km
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Common garden experiment using cultured gametophytes and F1 offspring from field collections.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-17 01:02:37.024391; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Tasmania, Australia (six collection sites across ~250 km)