Water motion is a key determinant of marine macroalgal production, influencing directly or
indirectly physiological rates and community structure. Our understanding of how marine …

Macroalgae occur in the marine benthos from the upper intertidal to depths of more than 200
m, contributing up to 1 Pg C per year to global primary productivity. Freshwater macroalgae …

The largest seaweed, giant kelp (Macrocystis) is the fastest growing and most prolific of all
plants found on earth. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the ocean surface in …

Field crops are frequently exposed to drought and high temperature in the field. As the stress
tolerance is the major target of many research and breeding programmes, the efficient and …

Intertidal seaweeds are periodically exposed to air where they experience a variety of
potentially stressful environmental conditions, including nutrient limitation, high light, high …

Fluid dynamics is the study of the movement of fluids. Among other things, it addresses
velocity, acceleration, and the forces exerted by or upon fluids in motion (Daugherty et al …

Chlorophyll a fluorescence is a tool for evaluating plant responses to stress conditions.
Fluorescence can be used in plant phenotyping and breeding programs to monitor biotic …

Photosynthetic rates of seagrasses have until recently been measured as gas exchange of
chamber-enclosed leaves mainly in the laboratory, and in situ measurements under natural …

Kelps are one of the most economically and ecologically important groups of seaweeds in
the world. Most kelps are confined to cold temperate regions, and northern Spain is the …

The kelp Saccharina latissima is an economically important edible seaweed with great
potential for use in other applications. The goal of this study was to identify locations in a …