Colour is a fundamental property of sediment and is often used for lithographic description to
determine sedimentological structures, facies etc. However, the sedimentary information …

A universal set of equations for determining chlorophyll (Chl) a, accessory Chl b, c, and d,
and total Chl have been developed for 90% acetone, 100% methanol, and ethanol solvents …

Coastal photosynthetic microbial mats are highly structured microbial communities that
populate a variety of shallow environments such as estuaries, sheltered sandy beaches …

Rocky shore ecology has been studied for a long time, starting with qualitative descriptions
and becoming more quantitative and experimental over time. Some of the earliest …

Artificial shading has been highlighted as an important human disturbance, affecting both
productivity and community organization. However, studies of shading have been poorly …

Due to the periodic exposure to air during periods of low tide, desiccation can be expected
to cause important limiting effects on the photosynthetic activity of intertidal …

Remote sensing of terrestrial vegetation uses a wide range of vegetation indices (VIs) to
monitor plant characteristics, but these indices can be very sensitive to canopy background …

On artificial surfaces (seawalls) in Sydney Harbour (Australia), local biodiversity of grazers
differs between sandstone and concrete constructions because limpets Siphonaria …

A major challenge in ecology is to understand and predict consequences of environmental
changes to biological assemblages. Urbanization and associated alteration and destruction …

Here we describe a spectral imaging system for minimally invasive identification,
localization, and relative quantification of pigments in cells and microbial communities. The …