Biotic and abiotic surfaces in marine waters are rapidly colonized by microorganisms.
Surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation and development provide numerous …

The advent of new sampling tools, analytical methods, and data handling capabilities that
have been applied to marine chemistry since the 1970s along with coordinated …

Abstract Transparent-exopolymer-particles (TEPs) have been recently identified as a
significant contributor to surface biofouling, such as on reverse osmosis (RO) membranes …

In coastal systems, particulate organic matter (POM) originates from various autochthonous
and allochthonous organic matter sources. Also, some coastal systems are characterized by …

A slimy and sticky structure is formed in sea surface due to the excessive proliferation of
plantlike organisms called phytoplankton, which is formed by the combination of many …

Algal blooms enrich seawater with gel-like exopolymers modifying the local structure and
physio-chemical properties of water column. These effects are particularly intense during …

A fraction of organic carbon produced in the oceans by phytoplankton sinks storing 5–15
gigatonnes of carbon annually in the ocean interior. The accepted paradigm is that rapid …

Diatoms (phylum Heterokontophyta, class Bacillariophyceae) are photoautotrophic protists
derived from a secondary endosymbiosis involving a heterotrophic eukaryote host and a red …

Hyperspectral imaging has a critical role in observing the Earth's surface, providing images
with rich spectral information. As a result, it has become an essential tool for monitoring and …

This study presents a new record of Phaeocystis giraudii Derbes et Solier (Phaeocystales,
Prymnesiophyceae), which forms gelatinous aggregates and is found as clusters in various …