RNAi reveals a unique set of kinesins mediating chloroplast motility in the giant cytoplasm of Bryopsis (Ulvophyceae), a coenocytic green alga. [PDF]
J PhycolAbstract RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool for protein knockdown and is widely used in model animals and plants. Here, we implemented RNAi in Bryopsis, a green feather alga that develops a coenocytic thallus >10 cm in length without cytokinesis.
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The Ecological Mechanism of Coral-Algal Phase Shifts: A Case Study of Wenchang in Hainan Province. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study selected the coral reef areas in the coastal waters of Wenchang, Hainan, China, which were significantly affected by human activities. Through four consecutive years of field investigations, the key driving factors and potential mechanisms of ecological phase shifts between corals and macroalgae were identified, thus providing a scientific ...
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Jurnal Ilmiah Medicamento, 2023 Rumput laut merupakan organisme fotosintetik sehingga dapat menjadi sumber penghasil pigmen yang baik. Klorofil merupakan pigmen yang banyak digunakan dalam industri farmasi, pangan, maupun konsmetik.
Maria Malida Vernandes Sasadara +4 more
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Hoehnea, 2020 RESUMO O gênero Caulerpa constitui um importante componente da flora ficológica no litoral do Nordeste brasileiro. A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo identificar, descrever e fornecer informações acerca da distribuição e ecologia das espécies do ...
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Marine Drugs, 2022 Biological invasion is the successful spread and establishment of a species in a novel environment that adversely affects the biodiversity, ecology, and economy.
Nazli Mert-Ozupek +5 more
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Further expansion of the alien seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Procacini (Ulvophyceae, Bryopsidales) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
, 2016 We are grateful to Andreas Antoniou (Dep. of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development & Environment, Cyprus) for his assistance in the preparation of the illustrations. We would also like to thank Dr.
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Assessing the impacts of nonindigenous marine macroalgae: an update of current knowledge [PDF]
, 2015 Nonindigenous marine species continue to be one of the foremost threats to marine biodiversity. As an update to a 2007 review of the impacts of introduced macroalgae, we assessed 142 additional publications to describe species’ impacts as well as to ...
Campbell, Marnie L. +3 more
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PHENOL COMPONENT OF FRESH AND BOILED SEA GRAPES (CAULERPA SP.) FROM TUAL, MALUKU
Food ScienTech Journal, 2019 Caulerpa sp. commonly found in Tual, Southeast Maluku waters. Caulerpa sp. is generally consumed by coastal communities in it is raw form as salads or boiled. Nutrient information and total phenol compounds of Caulerpa sp.
Nurjanah Nurjanah +3 more
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Advances in cultivation, wastewater treatment application, bioactive components of Caulerpa lentillifera and their biotechnological applications [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 The edible seaweed Caulerpa lentillifera, a powerful natural food source that is rich in protein, minerals, dietary fibers, vitamins, saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids, has been mass cultured in some Asian countries and has been the focus
Xiaolin Chen +5 more
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Potential uptake of dissolved organic matter by seagrasses and macroalgae [PDF]
, 2011 Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) acts as a large reservoir of fixed nitrogen. Whereas DON utilization is common in the microbial community, little is known about utilization by macrophytes.
Bouma, Tjeerd J. +8 more
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