Population growth
- The genus Sargassum has a high population in northwestern pacific seas, and the highest in China, it's in fact the most common seaweed in China.
- Sargassum and other brown algae use r strategy in reproduction as they have short generation times, don't tend to their offspring, fast reproduction and fast growth.
- Brown algae are a very invasive seaweed in terms of growth.
- The fronds of some algae such as Macrocystis can grow as many as 20 inches per day, and the stipes of it up to 2.4 inches per day.
- The common method of growth in brown algae happens by cell division in the ends of the structures.