Phycology, Volume 5, Issue 1

Seaweed is a resilient macrophytic plant thriving in intertidal zones. These are rapidly gaining attention due to their autotrophic nourishment, rapid growth, and minimal land requirement for cultivation. Seaweed is used in various food and non-food...

Porphyra specimens are red macroalgae with significant economic importance for food and pharmaceutical industries due to their physiological activities resulting from their bioactive compounds (BACs). Due to its economic importance, this research aim...

This study aim to compare the extraction yield, antioxidant potential, and chemical composition of Chaetoceros costatus extracted with acetone, ethanol, and hexane. The freeze-dried diatom biomass was extracted by ultrasonication for 1 h at 40 °C...

This study aimed at producing a sourdough bread supplemented with two marine algae powders of Ulva lactuca and Gelidium corneum at 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10% (w/w, g/100 g DW) at the laboratory scale using mixed starters prepared with three lactic acid bac...

Seaweeds are the only source for phycocolloids. Commercial applications of phycocolloids depend on their chemical/physical properties, including their gel forming ability. Thus, gel strength values are important for seaweed growers and scientists. Ge...

Laminaria hyperborea, a key species in marine forest ecosystems, is experiencing pressure at its southern distribution limit in northern Portugal due to climate change and human-induced stressors. The ongoing degradation of marine forests highlights...

Ascophyllum nodosum is an ecologically and economically important species forming marine forests in temperate regions. In Europe, this brown seaweed reaches its southern distribution limit in the north of Portugal, where populations are under climati...

As global water scarcity intensifies, the desalination of brackish groundwater and surface water plays a critical role in augmenting water supplies. However, managing reverse osmosis concentrate (ROC) from brackish water desalination remains challeng...

Since 2011, countries across the tropical Atlantic have experienced severe influxes of the seaweed species Sargassum natans and Sargassum fluitans (henceforth, “sargassum”), with nearshore and onshore ecological, economic and social impac...

Marine habitats are increasingly facing human-induced stressors, posing significant threats to global marine biodiversity. Understanding the ecological, economic, and social importance of marine ecosystems is paramount. This study conducts a comprehe...