Ocean acidification in coastal seawaters is a complex process, with coastal pH being affected by numerous factors including watershed and biological processes that also support metabolically diverse bacterial communities. The world's largest macroalgal blooms have occurred consecutively in the...

Wastewater Treatment Pond (WTP) is an effective remediation technology for economically developing nations. Although it's excessive organic and nutrient loads with higher water logging time triggers mixed and unprofitable microalgal mats. This may serve as a seeding source for Cyanobacterial bloom...

The role of benthic algae as biostabilizers of sediments is well-known, however, their potential to lift and transport sediments remains unclear. Under low-flow conditions, matured algal mats may detach from the bed and may lift up sediment, thereby causing disturbance to the uppermost streambed...

The effects of compacted algal mats grown attached to sediments on the benthic biogeochemistry and macrofauna were investigated in a tropical estuarine mudflat in northeastern Brazil. During the study, the algal mat was restricted to algal patches and two types of patches were recognized based on...

The effects of compacted algal mats growing attached to sediments on the abundance and community structure of intertidal sediment meiofauna and harpacticoid copepod assemblages were evaluated on a tropical estuarine mudflat. Differences in fauna based on the presence of algae (within vs. outside...

Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) is an important economic seaweed in Southern China. Its use as an alternative source of bioenergy, novel source of bioactives and possible carbon sink has been investigated. The common economic driver of these applications is biomass...

The accumulation process of microplastics (MPs) is a key to understanding their fate in the environment. However, there is limited information about the short-term accumulation of MPs on macrophytes. The ability of macrophyte to attenuate wave and reduce current velocity is potentially facilitating ...

Understanding how local conditions and dispersal dynamics structure communities of passively dispersing aquatic invertebrates remains uncertain, especially in aridland systems. In these systems, dispersal is irregular and successful colonization is subject to priority effects. To investigate these...

Antarctica is a sink for mercury (Hg) and plays an important role in the global Hg cycle. Knowledge about the environmental fate of Hg in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems, however, remains highly restricted. In this study, we investigated soil Hg in samples from three areas located across a wide...

Superficial soft sediment resuspension and partial fragmentation of high density opportunistic macroalgal mats were investigated by boat to determine the impact on zoobenthic assemblages in a eutrophic Mediterranean lagoon. Sediment resuspension was used to oxidise superficial organic sediments as...