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Nutrient solutions, as opposed to fertilizers, are designed specifically for use in aquatic environments and their composition is much more precise. [2] In a unified system, algal biomass can be collected by utilizing carbon dioxide emanating from power plants and wastewater discharged by both industrial and domestic sources.
Asparagopsis is a genus of edible red macroalgae (Rhodophyta). The species Asparagopsis taxiformis is found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions, while Asparagopsis armata is found in warm temperate regions. Both species are highly invasive, and have colonised the Mediterranean Sea.
Morrison employs fishermen to collect the algae from the beach and store it for drying. It’s enough for some to make a living. That’s welcome work when the sargassum makes fishing difficult.
An agarophyte is a seaweed, usually a red alga, that produces the hydrocolloid agar in its cell walls. [1] This agar can be harvested commercially for use in biological experiments and culturing. In some countries (especially in the developing world), the harvesting of agarophytes, either as natural stocks or a cultivated crop, is of ...
A 10% decrease in nitrogen fertilizer could mean a 10-fold increased risk to crop yields, he said. “That’s really the hesitancy,” Dukes said. “It’s the time involved to implement properly.
Furcellaria is a genus of red algae. It is a monotypic genus, the only species being Furcellaria lumbricalis , which has commercial importance as a raw material for carrageenan production. It is mainly harvested from the waters of Denmark and Canada .
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Rhodymenia is a genus of red algae, containing the following species: [1]
Jania is an articulated coralline algae characterized by having erect thalli with dichotomously-arranged branches composed of alternating segments of red or pink, calcified, cylindrical sections (intergeniculum) and white uncalcified sections (geniculum); that is attached to the substrate by small, stolon-like holdfasts.