Diatoms are a type of microalgae with diverse capabilities which make them useful for
multiple applications. The abundance of diatoms in water bodies facilitates the removal of …

Photosystem II (PSII) of photosynthesis catalyzes one of the most challenging reactions in
nature, the light driven oxidation of water and release of molecular oxygen. PSII couples the …

INTRODUCTION Photosynthetic organisms contain light-harvesting antenna systems to
gather light energy required for driving photochemical reactions. Diatoms are a group of …

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 …

Silicon, in its various forms, finds widespread use in electronic, optical, and structural
materials. Research on uses of silicon and silica has been intense for decades, raising the …

The health of freshwater and marine ecosystems is critical to life on Earth. The impact of
solar UV-B radiation is one potential stress factor that can have a negative impact on the …

Diatom is an important group of marine algae and contributes to around 20% of the global
photosynthetic carbon fixation. Photosystem I (PSI) of diatoms is associated with a large …

Diatoms possess an impressive capacity for rapidly inducible thermal dissipation of excess
absorbed energy (qE), provided by the xanthophyll diatoxanthin and Lhcx proteins. By …

In this article, we show by mesocosm experiments that winter and spring warming will lead
to substantial changes in the spring bloom of phytoplankton. The timing of the spring bloom …

Diatoms dominate nearly half of current oceanic productivity, so their responses to ocean
acidification are of general concern regarding future oceanic carbon sequestration …