In intertidal marine sediments, characterized by rapidly fluctuating and often extreme light
conditions, primary production is frequently dominated by diatoms. We performed a …

Intertidal microphytobenthic (MPB) biofilms are key sites for coastal primary production,
predominantly by pennate diatoms exhibiting photo‐regulation via non‐photochemical …

Microphytobenthos plays a vital role in estuarine and coastal carbon cycling and food webs.
Yet, the role of exogenous factors, and thus the effects of climate change, in regulating …

In this study, we investigated the different photoregulation responses of diatom dominated
natural biofilms to different light intensities and wavelengths, over a tidal cycle in the …

Microphytobenthos (MPB) are central to benthic tidal flat ecological networks. Large-scale
information on total MPB biomass is difficult to obtain from traditional in-situ measurements …

The structure of intertidal benthic diatoms assemblages in the Tagus estuary was
investigated during a 2‐year survey, carried out in six stations with different sediment …

Although estuarine microphytobenthos (MPB) is frequently exposed to excessive light and
temperature conditions, little is known on their interactive effects on MPB primary …

The capacity of microphytobenthos to withstand the variable and extreme conditions of the
intertidal environment, prone to cause photoinhibition, has been attributed to particularly …

Understanding the spatial structure of microphytobenthos (MPB) on intertidal flats is
necessary to gain insight in the benthic community structure and ecosystem processes. The …

Estuarine intertidal sediments are colonized by photosynthetic microorganisms grouped
under the generic term of microphytobenthos (MPB). These microbial assemblages form …