Essays about: "Drifting algae"

Found 3 essays containing the words Drifting algae.

  1. 1. The Impact of Polystyrene Microplastics on Filtration Rate in the Marine Copepod Acartia tonsa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Len-Oliver Ottvall; [2016]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Microplastic particles are of increasing environmental concern around the globe and recent studies have shown that these particles are present in the entire water column, thus affecting a range of zooplankton including copepods that have a vital role in the marine food web. This study investigated whether microplastic beads have an effect in the filtration rate in the copepod Acartia tonsa, which was collected outside of Ålabodarna located in Oresund. READ MORE

  3. 2. Consequences of stagnant algal mats for the benthic fauna on shallow soft bottoms at northern Gotland, Baltic Sea

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Jennie Ljungberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Baltic Sea; Benthic fauna; Drifting algae; Algal mats; Soft bottoms; Shallow bays; Bare sand; Oxygen levels; Fish; Östersjön; Bottenfauna; Kringdrivande alger; Algmatta; Mjukbotten; Grunda havsvikar; Sand; Syre nivå; Fisk;

    Abstract : Earlier studies have shown that dense drifting algal mats influence the marine benthic fauna negatively. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of drifting filamentous algae on the benthic fauna on soft bottom shallow bays. READ MORE

  4. 3. Biomethanation of Red Algae from the Eutrophied Baltic Sea

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

    Author : Rajib Biswas; [2009]
    Keywords : Anaerobic Digestion; Baltic Sea; Biogas; Codigestion; Eutrophication; Nutrients; Pretreatment; Red Algae; Ultrasound; Biodegradation; Renewable Energy; Environmental Science; Chemical Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Process Technology;

    Abstract : In the semi-enclosed Baltic Sea, excessive filamentous macro-algal biomass growth as a result of eutrophication is an increasing environmental problem. Drifting huge masses of red algae of the genera Polysiphonia, Rhodomela, and Ceramium accumulate on the open shore, up to five tones of algae per meter beach. READ MORE