Carotenoids are natural pigments that play pivotal roles in many physiological functions. The
characteristics of carotenoids, their effects on health, and the cosmetic benefits of their …

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

Penetration of light into aquatic ecosystems is greatly affected by the absorption and
scattering processes that take place within the water. Thus within any water body, the …

Marine picocyanobacteria of the genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus numerically
dominate the picophytoplankton of the world ocean, making a key contribution to global …

The photosynthesis‐irradiance response (PE) curve, in which mass‐specific photosynthetic
rates are plotted versus irradiance, is commonly used to characterize photoacclimation. The …

Carotenoids are isoprenoid molecules which are synthesised de novo by photosynthetic
plants, fungi and algae and are responsible for the orange, yellow and some red colours of …

Prochlorococcus marinus is abundant and widespread throughout the world's oceans and
always co-occurs geographically with the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus. In the …

The phytoplankton dynamics in the western Mediterranean Sea has been studied at the
DYFAMED (France JGOFS) time-series station from 1991 to 1999 by means of an analysis …

Algal chlorophyll and carotenoid distributions were measured periodically in the euphotic
zone of Sta. ALOHA (22° 45'N, 158° 00'W) between February 1989 and October 1991 to …

Natural variability of the maximum quantum yield of carbon fixation (φC max), as determined
from the initial slope of the photosynthesis-irradiance curve and from light absorption …