The diverse diets of common planktonic rotifers are described in detail from field and
laboratory observations and experiments. Also considered are methodological approaches …

Abstract High Rate Algal Ponds (HRAPs) can provide economical and efficient near tertiary-
level wastewater (WW) treatment, with the nutrients recovered as algal biomass. HRAP …

Green microalgae are attractive to food, pharmaceutical, and biofuel industries due to the
promising and diverse properties of their intracellular components. In current …

Eukaryotic microalgae and prokaryotic cyanobacteria are globally the most important
primary producers, forming the base of food web in aquatic ecosystems. As such, they are …

Phytoplankton life forms, including unicells, colonies, pseudocolonies, and multicellular
organisms, span a huge size range. The smallest unicells are less than 1 µm3 (eg …

Ecology Letters (2012) Abstract Dispersal is a major organising force in metacommunities,
which may facilitate compositional responses of local communities to environmental change …

A key step in the evolution of multicellular organisms is the formation of cooperative
multicellular groups. It has been suggested that predation pressure may promote …

The ecotoxicology of surfactants is attracting wide attention due to the rapidly expanding
global application. As interspecific relationships play one of the central roles in structuring …

Positive interactions such as facilitation play an important role during the biological
colonization and species succession in harsh or changing environments. However, the …

The progressive decrease in water quality experienced by the Mediterranean, nutrient rich
reservoir, Lake Arancio (Southwestern Sicily, Italy), has been accompanied by modifications …