Abstract
Monthly change of mannitol content in the kelp Saccharina japonica
var. ochotensis from Wakkanai and Rebun, Northern Hokkaido, Sea of
Japan was compared from July to November 2013. Compared to Wakkanai
samples, the mannitol content of Rebun samples was higher from September
to November. The Wakkanai samples had a higher mannitol content than the
Rebun samples from July to August and then decreased.