1. A series of experiments examined growth of Daphnia magna on three algal diets
(Rhodomonas minuta, Scenedesmus acutus and Synechococcus sp.) at varying …

Daphnia models for individual growth and population dynamics have been developed in the
manner of models developed by Gurney, McCauley, Andersen and others. All or most of the …

Contrary to an expectation from the size-efficiency hypothesis, small herbivore zooplankton
such as Ceriodaphnia often competitively predominate against large species such as …

The suitability of various synthetic media for the culture of Daphnia magna was tested.
Daphnids cultured in a standard medium for toxicity testing proposed by ISO showed low …

Daphnia pulex failed to reproduce normally when fed either Chlorella pyrenoidosa or
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cultured and suspended in defined inorganic media. Lifespan …

Diatoms are widely studied because of their potential in aquaculture and in the
pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries due to the production of bioactive compounds …

Growth and reproduction of two Daphnia species (Cladocera) from Lake Constance were
measured experimentally in a through-flow laboratory system under different food …

Microalgae offer a means of fixing atmospheric CO2, thus providing realistic reductions in
carbon emissions and producing valuable compounds and chemical precursors of high …

Background: The pigment produced by Haslea ostrearia, the marennine, is of an important
medical and economic interest. Unfortunately this microalgae is complex to grow under …

This work analyses the influence of macro and micronutrients on the growth, biomass and
lipid productivities of Dunaliella tertiolecta (D. tertiolecta), showing that with the exception of …