In their natural environment plants and algae are exposed to rapidly changing light
conditions and light intensities. Illumination with high light intensities has the potential to …

There has been significant recent interest in the commercial utilisation of algae based on
their valuable chemical constituents many of which exhibit multiple bioactivities with …

Large‐scale seaweed cultivation has been instrumental in globalizing the seaweed industry
since the 1950s. The domestication of seaweed cultivars (begun in the 1940s) ended the …

The xanthophyll cycle represents one of the important photoprotection mechanisms in plant
cells. In the present review, we summarize current knowledge about the violaxanthin cycle of …

Kelp beds, besides being one of the most important benthic resources in northern Chile,
provide a variety of environmental goods and services. In order to evaluate economically the …

Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is the most widely distributed kelp species on the planet,
constituting one of the richest and most productive ecosystems on Earth, but detailed …

Cells and organisms, both autotrophs and heterotrophs, commonly face imbalanced access
to and uptake of elements relative to their requirements. C is often in excess relative to key …

Quantification of pigments in complex mixtures is an important task in the physiology of
photosynthetic organisms, because pigment composition differs depending on the species …

Kelp forests are among the world's most productive marine ecosystems, and they have the
potential to locally ameliorate ocean acidification (OA). In order to understand the …

Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae, Heterokontophytes) are essential aquatic eukaryotes. Their role
in the structure and ecology of most of the aquatic ecosystems is crucial. Especially, their …