In this paper we review the technologies available to make globally quantitative
observations of particles in general—and plankton in particular—in the world oceans, and …

The increasing occurrence of harmful algae blooms globally poses significant challenges to
water management. In water treatment utilities, coagulation is the first treatment process of …

Photosynthetic pigments are bioactive compounds of great importance for the food,
cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. They are not only responsible for capturing solar …

Carotenoids are ubiquitous and essential pigments in photosynthesis. They absorb in the
blue-green region of the solar spectrum and transfer the absorbed energy to (bacterio-) …

Biomass is one of the most fundamental measurements made in ecology. In stream ecology,
biomass is frequently used to estimate the abundance of benthic primary producers, both …

For photosynthesis, phototrophic organisms necessarily synthesize not only chlorophylls but
also carotenoids. Many kinds of carotenoids are found in algae and, recently, taxonomic …

In the oceans, ubiquitous microscopic phototrophs (phytoplankton) account for
approximately half the production of organic matter on Earth. Analyses of satellite-derived …

A set of equations for determining chlorophyll a (Chl a) and accessory chlorophylls b, c 2, c
1+ c 2 and the special case of Acaryochloris marina, which uses Chl d as its primary …

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method based on a reversed-phase C 8
column and pyridine-containing mobile phases was developed for the simultaneous …

In recent decades, microalgae species have focused the attention of several research
groups and food industry as they are a great source of nutritionally valuable compounds …