Light is an essential source of energy for life on Earth and is one of the most important
signals that organisms use to obtain information from the surrounding environment, on land …

Photoinhibition is an inevitable consequence of oxygenic photosynthesis. However, the
concept of a 'photoinhibition‐proof'plant in which photosystem II (PSII) is immune to …

Coastal zones are among the most productive marine environments and many are highly
impacted by anthropogenic activity. Coastal zones are key regions for the transformation of …

Cell division in photosynthetic organisms is tightly regulated by light. Although the light
dependency of the onset of the cell cycle has been well characterized in various …

Microbial succession during the initial stages of marine biofouling has been rarely studied,
especially in the Arabian Gulf. This study was undertaken to follow temporal shifts in …

The secreted mucilage trails of the diatom Navicula sp. in the process of motility were
studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM) …

Phytoplankton, such as diatoms, experience great variations of photon flux density (PFD)
and light spectrum along the marine water column. Diatoms have developed some rapidly …

Diatoms are frequently exposed to high light (HL) levels, which can result in photoinhibition
and damage to PSII. Many microalgae can photoreduce oxygen using the Mehler reaction …

In this study, we investigated the different photoregulation responses of diatom dominated
natural biofilms to different light intensities and wavelengths, over a tidal cycle in the …

Benthic diatoms dominate primary production in marine subtidal and intertidal environments.
Their extraordinary species diversity and ecological success is thought to be linked with their …