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Introduction to Seaweeds
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Seaweed is......
• A marine algae. • It has a challenging life on the
shore where it has to survive in salty water, crashing waves, tides and exposure to the heat and sun.
• Seaweed provides an important source of food and protection for a wide variety of marine animals as well as generating life and providing oxygen in the water.
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Different types of Seaweed
Channel WrackDulse
Egg Wrack
Saw Wrack
Bladder Wrack Gutweed
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The differences between Seaweed and land plants are.....
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Wonderful Seaweed• Instead of leaves seaweeds have a blade
or series of branching fronds growing from the holdfast. Like leaves from plants, the blades and fronds in seaweed are the photosynthesising or food-producing parts of the plant.
• Instead of stems seaweeds have stipes which absorbs the shock of the crashing waves and tides.
• Some seaweed has air-filled bladders that help their blades rise up towards the surface of the water, where they have a better chance of absorbing the sun's energy.
• Seaweeds also produce a gelatinous substance that minimizes water loss – particularly when the tide is out.
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Images of Pressed Seaweeds
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Project Work: “Ireland’s coastline seaweed”
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Photo: The Heritage Council Seaweed Poster
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How are seaweeds used today in Ireland?
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• Local coastal communities / traditions and cookbooks• Feed / Fertilisers • Scientific research in Ireland • Industry