Biomechanical properties of Udotea (Halimedales, ChLorophyta) in a Mexican reef lagoon
this required a force of 8.6 +/- 0.81 Newtons (N) (mean +/- SE). In the laboratory, 19.2 +/- 1.10 N are required to break these individuals. We calculated the coefficient of drag (= C-d) as 0.2 at water velocities of 1.5 m s(-1), quickly dropping to 0.02 at 3 m s(-1). Calculations show that for a bl...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1998 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Repositorio: | Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/2730 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/11154/2730 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Plant Sciences Marine & Freshwater Biology |
| Resumo: | this required a force of 8.6 +/- 0.81 Newtons (N) (mean +/- SE). In the laboratory, 19.2 +/- 1.10 N are required to break these individuals. We calculated the coefficient of drag (= C-d) as 0.2 at water velocities of 1.5 m s(-1), quickly dropping to 0.02 at 3 m s(-1). Calculations show that for a blade of average surface area (0.00108 m(2)) a C-d of 0.20 requires a water velocity of 9-10 m s(-1) to remove U.flabellum from the substratum |
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