The application of variable chlorophyll fluorescence to microphytobenthic biofilms

RG Perkins, JC Kromkamp, J Serôdio, J Lavaud… - … a fluorescence in …, 2010 - Springer
Community assemblages of diatoms, green algae and cyanobacteria comprise the
microphytobenthos (MPB), which inhabit benthic sediment ecosystems (Admiraal 1984; …

Adaptations of microphytobenthos assemblages to sediment type and tidal position

B Jesus, V Brotas, L Ribeiro, CR Mendes… - Continental Shelf …, 2009 - Elsevier
Tagus intertidal microphytobenthos (MPB) assemblages were characterized over a wide
range of sediment type and tidal height and the possible effects of these variables on MPB …

Physiological versus behavioral photoprotection in intertidal epipelic and epipsammic benthic diatom communities

P Cartaxana, M Ruivo, C Hubas, I Davidson… - Journal of Experimental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Physiological and behavioral photoprotection are the two major mechanisms by which
natural microphytobenthic assemblages protect themselves against high light. These …

The impact of Hurricane Katrina on the coastal vegetation of the Weeks Bay Reserve, Alabama from NDVI data

JC Rodgers, AW Murrah, WH Cooke - Estuaries and Coasts, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data were used to investigate
vegetation changes after Hurricane Katrina (2005) for the Weeks Bay Reserve and …

Vertical cell movement is a primary response of intertidal benthic biofilms to increasing light dose

RG Perkins, J Lavaud, J Serôdio, JL Mouget… - Marine Ecology …, 2010 - int-res.com
Intertidal soft sediment microphytobenthic biofilms are often dominated by diatoms, which
are able to regulate their photosynthesis by physiological processes (eg down-regulation …

HPLC determination of phytoplankton and microphytobenthos pigments: comparing resolution and sensitivity of a C18 and a C8 method

CR Mendes, P Cartaxana… - Limnology and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The effectiveness of two HPLC methods (a monomeric C18 column with a high ion strength
solvent gradient and a monomeric C8 column with a pyridine‐containing mobile phase) in …

Microphytobenthos spatio-temporal dynamics across an intertidal gradient using Random Forest classification and Sentinel-2 imagery

S Haro, B Jesus, S Oiry, S Papaspyrou, M Lara… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microphytobenthos (MPB) provides important ecosystem functions and services, contributing
significantly to the total primary production in shallow coastal ecosystems. However …

Structure and diversity of intertidal benthic diatom assemblages in contrasting shores: a case study from the Tagus estuary1

L Ribeiro, V Brotas, Y Rincé, B Jesus - Journal of Phycology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The structure of intertidal benthic diatoms assemblages in the Tagus estuary was
investigated during a 2‐year survey, carried out in six stations with different sediment …

Estimating Photosynthetically Active Euphotic Layer in Major Lakes of Kumaun Region Using Secchi Depth

Z Khan, SA Ali, M Mohsin, SK Shamim… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
The rate of attenuation of sun rays in water is much faster than in the atmosphere. This rate
of attenuation also varies in different water bodies due to n number of factors. Therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the intertidal microphytobenthos gross primary production part I: coupling multispectral remote sensing and physical modeling

V Méléder, R Savelli, A Barnett… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The gross primary production (GPP) of intertidal mudflat microphytobenthos supports
important ecosystem services such as shoreline stabilization and food production, and it …