Microalgae are known to produce a plethora of compounds derived from the primary and
secondary metabolism. Different studies have shown that these compounds may have …

In recent decades, much conceptual thinking in trophic ecology has been guided by theories
of nutrient limitation and the flow of elements, such as carbon and nitrogen, within and …

Diatoms are one major group of algae in oceans that accounts almost half of marine primary
food production and have also been identified as a promising candidate for biofuel …

Plastic debris carry fouling a variety of class-size organisms, among them harmful
microorganisms that potentially play a role in the dispersal of allochthonous species and …

Marine microalgae are considered a potentially new and valuable source of biologically
active compounds for applications in several biotechnology sectors. They can be easily …

Enzymes are essential components of biological reactions and play important roles in the
scaling and optimization of many industrial processes. Due to the growing commercial …

The chemical ecology of marine diatoms has been the subject of several studies in the last
decades, due to the discovery of oxylipins with multiple simultaneous functions including …

Planktonic copepods are a diverse and abundant group of small (~ mm sized) aquatic
animals that play a critical role in linking the base of the food chain with higher trophic levels …

Diatoms are unicellular algae playing a key role as photosynthetic organisms in the world's
ocean food webs. The chemical ecology of planktonic diatoms is well documented, but few …

Diatoms are the dominant component of the marine phytoplankton. Several diatoms produce
secondary metabolites, namely oxylipins, with teratogenic effects on their main predators …