High salinity, nutrient deficiency, heavy metals, desiccation, temperature fluctuations, and
ultraviolet radiations are major abiotic stress factors considered inhospitable to algal growth …

Macroalgae provide food and habitat to a diversity of organisms in marine systems, so
structural damage and breakage of thallus tissue can have important ecological …

Consumer interest and demand for North Atlantic sourced sea vegetables drives
opportunities for aquaculture development in the northeast USA. The unique morphology …

The resistance of macroalgae to damage by hydrodynamic forces depends on the
mechanical properties of their tissues. Although factors such as water-flow environment …

Seagrasses are marine flowering plants distributed worldwide. They are however
threatened, mostly due to the increase of human activities. Seagrasses have the capacity to …

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Morphology and material properties are the main components of
the mechanical design of organisms, with species groups develo** different optimization …

Species traits have been used extensively in invasion science, providing common metrics
across taxa and ecosystems that enable comparisons based on the functional responses …

Kelp are ecologically important in wave-swept habitats because their thalli provide food and
habitat to many other organisms. Fronds of kelp thalli can be broken off by hydrodynamic …

Kelp and other habitat-forming seaweeds in the intertidal zone are exposed to a suite of
environmental factors, including temperature and hydrodynamic forces, that can influence …

Morphometric analysis of organisms has undergone a dramatic renaissance in recent years,
embracing a range of novel computational and imaging techniques to provide new …