Table 1.
Location, origin, evolutionary history, depth zonation, optimum temperature for growth (Tgrowth), and upper survival temperature (UST) of the seaweed populations studied
| Species | Location of sampling | Origin | Depth of collection below sea level (m) | Evolutionary history | Depth zonation | T growth (°C) | UST ( °C) | References for T growth and UST |
| Rhodophyta | ||||||||
| Phycodrys rubens (L.) Batters | Kongsfjord (Spitsbergen) | Natural population | 15 | Non-endemic | Lower sublittoral | 10 | n.d. | Novaczek et al. (1990) |
| Phycodrys rubens (L.) Batters | Helgoland (Germany) | Natural population | 6–8 | Non-endemic | Lower sublittoral | n.d. | 18–20 | Lüning (1984) |
| Ptilota gunneri Silva, Maggs & Irvine | Kongsfjord (Spitsbergen) | Natural population | 10 | Non-endemic | Lower sublittoral | 4–10 | n.d. | Gordillo et al. (2016) |
| Devaleraea ramentacea (L.) Guiry | Kongsfjord (Spitsbergen) | Natural population | 2–3 | Arctic Endemic | Upper sublittoral | 0–10 (0) | 18–20 | Novaczek et al. (1990); Bischoff and Wiencke (1993) |
| Palmaria palmata (L.) Weber & Mohr | Kongsfjord (Spitsbergen) | AWI collection (2265) | – | Non-endemic | Upper sublittoral | 12 | n.d. | Van de Poll et al. (2002) |
| Palmaria palmata (L.) Weber & Mohr | Roscoff (France) | AWI collection | – | Non-endemic | Lower eulittoral/upper sublittoral | 12 | n.d. | Van de Poll et al. (2002) |
| Palmaria decipiens (Reinsch) Ricker | King George Island (Antarctica) | AWI collection (2113) | – | Antarctic Endemic | Mid eulittoral/upper sublittoral | 5 | 15–16 | Wiencke and tom Dieck (1989) |
| Ochrophyta (Phaeophyceae) | ||||||||
| Alaria esculenta (L.) Greville | Kongsfjord (Spitsbergen) | Natural population | 10 | Non-endemic | Mid sublittoral | 4–10 | n.d. | Gordillo et al. (2016) |
| Desmarestia aculeata (L.) Lamouroux | Kongsfjord (Spitsbergen) | Natural population | 5 | Non-endemic | Mid sublittoral | 5 | 20 | Bischoff and Wiencke (1993) |
| Laminaria solidungula J.Agardh | Kongsfjord (Spitsbergen) | Natural population | 4–6 | Arctic Endemic | Mid sublittoral | 5–10 | 16 | tom Dieck (1992) |
| Laminaria digitata (Huds.) Lamouroux | Kongsfjord (Spitsbergen) | Natural population | 5 | Non-endemic | Mid sublittoral | 10 | n.d. | Bolton and Lüning (1982) |
| Saccharina latissima (L.) Lane, Mayes, Druehl, Saunders | Kongsfjord (Spitsbergen) | AWI collection(3123,3124) | – | Non-endemic | Mid sublittoral | 10 | n.d. | Olischläger et al. (2017) |
| Saccharina latissima (L.) Lane, Mayes, Druehl, Saunders | Helgoland (Germany) | AWI collection(3094,3096) | – | Non-endemic | Mid sublittoral | 10–20 (15) | 18–20 | Fortes and Lüning (1980) |
| Himantothallus grandifolius (A. & E.S.Gepp) Zinova | King George Island (Antarctica) | AWI collection(3006,3010) | – | Antarctic Endemic | Mid to lower sublittoral | 0–5 | 11–13 | Wiencke and tom Dieck (1989) |
| Chlorophyta | ||||||||
| Acrosiphonia arcta (Dillwyn) Gain | Disko Island (Greenland) | AWI collection(1120) | – | Non-endemic | Upper sublittoral | 0–10 | 22 | Bischoff and Wiencke (1995) |
| Acrosiphonia arcta (Dillwyn) Gain | Helgoland (Germany) | AWI collection(1083) | – | Non-endemic | Lower eulittoral | 5–15 | 22 | Bischoff and Wiencke (1995) |
| Acrosiphonia arcta (Dillwyn) Gain | King George Island (Antarctica) | AWI collection(1160) | – | Non-endemic | Lower eulittoral | 5 | 22 | Bischoff and Wiencke (1995) |
n.d., Not determined.