Invasive seaweeds in the Iberian Peninsula: A contribution for food supply

D Pacheco, GS Araújo, J Cotas, R Gaspar, JM Neto… - Marine Drugs, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The introduction of exotic organisms in marine ecosystems can lead to economic and
ecological losses. Globally, seaweeds represent a significant part of these non-indigenous …

Sustainable seaweed aquaculture and climate change in the North Atlantic: challenges and opportunities

RJ Veenhof, MT Burrows, AD Hughes… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Seaweed aquaculture is gaining traction globally as a solution to many climate issues.
However, seaweeds themselves are also under threat of anthropogenically driven climate …

[HTML][HTML] The global problem of nuisance macroalgal blooms and pathways to its use in the circular economy

CFH Joniver, A Photiades, PJ Moore, AL Winters… - Algal Research, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Macroalgal blooms are increasing globally as a result of anthropogenic stressors and are
leading to negative environmental and socio-economic impacts. There is, however, an …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal and spatial dynamics of tropical macroalgal contributions to blue carbon

V Kwan, J Fong, CSL Ng, D Huang - Science of the Total Environment, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Blue carbon ecosystems are a vital part of nature-based climate solutions due to their
capacity to store and sequester carbon, but often exclude macroalgal beds even though they …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal Changes in the Nutritional Composition of Agarophyton vermiculophyllum (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales) from the Center of Portugal

C Afonso, AP Correia, MV Freitas, T Baptista, M Neves… - Foods, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Seaweeds exhibit high nutritional value due to a balanced concentration of proteins,
vitamins and minerals, a high concentration of low digestibility polysaccharides, and …

[HTML][HTML] Biomass and nutrient dynamics of major green tides in Ireland: Implications for biomonitoring

R Bermejo, N Golden, E Schrofner, K Knöller… - Marine Pollution …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The control of macroalgal bloom development is central for protecting estuarine ecosystems.
The identification of the nutrients limiting the development of macroalgal blooms, and their …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing Golden Tides from Space: Meteorological Drivers in the Accumulation of the Invasive Algae Rugulopteryx okamurae on Coasts

S Haro, L Morrison, I Caballero, FL Figueroa… - Remote Sensing, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Massive accumulations of invasive brown algae Rugulopteryx okamurae are exacerbating
environmental and socio-economic issues on the Mediterranean and potentially Atlantic …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring intertidal golden tides dominated by Ectocarpus siliculosus using Sentinel-2 imagery

S Haro, R Bermejo, R Wilkes, L Bull… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Golden seaweed tides are a global environmental and social problem, that have been
occurring along Ireland's eastern coastline since the 1990s. This study focused on analysing …

Composition and distribution of nutrients and environmental capacity in Dapeng Bay, northern South China Sea

K Wu, B ** Spatial Distribution and Biomass of Intertidal Ulva Blooms Using Machine Learning and Earth Observation
S Karki, R Bermejo, R Wilkes, MM Monagail… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Opportunistic macroalgal blooms have been used for the assessment of the ecological
status of coastal and estuarine areas in Europe. The use of earth observation (EO) data sets …