The shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and
the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical …

Microalgae research has attracted interest worldwide and in order to advance algal
biotechnology in Brazil, government has been funding several projects. In the last 10 years …

Studies about beta diversity and environmental heterogeneity have shown that the strength
of the environmental filtering effect may decrease with the increasing scale. These empirical …

Moorena producens is a benthic filamentous cyanobacteria that has been widely
documented for its toxicity. This cyanobacterium colonizes both temperate (37%) and …

This paper presents a strategy for isolation, identification and evaluation of microalgae
strains synthesizing biologically active compounds (BAC) with antimicrobial activity against …

Artificial neural networks, such as the multilayer perceptron (MLP), have been increasingly
employed in various applications. Recently, deep neural networks, specially convolutional …

Human-mediated species introductions are one of the defining factors of the Anthropocene.
Non-native species can form invasive populations that affect biodiversity, ecosystem …

Abstract In 1998 Critchley and Ohno published the book Seaweed resources of the world
presenting a synthesis of knowledge on the subject from different regions and countries …

Microalgae are source of macro-and micronutrients, phytohormones, lipids and
carbohydrates, in addition to having an excellent adaptive capacity to the most diverse …

RESUMO O conjunto de coleções biológicas sob a guarda do Jardim Botânico do Rio de
Janeiro (JBRJ) vai além das exsicatas do herbário e plantas vivas do arboreto, e inclui …