Production of Renewable Lipids by the Diatom Amphora copulata

N Govindan, GP Maniam, MH Ab. Rahim, AZ Sulaiman… - Fermentation, 2021 - mdpi.com
The asymmetric biraphid pennate diatom Amphora copulata, isolated from tropical coastal
waters (South China Sea, Malaysia), was cultured for renewable production of lipids (oils) in …

Assessing multimetric trophic state variability during an ENSO event in a large estuary (Río de la Plata, South America)

E Brugnoli, P Muniz, N Venturini, B Brena… - Regional Studies in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract During the “El Niño”-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event 2009–2010, trophic state
uni (TSI's) and multimetric (TRIX's) indexes were determined in the north coast of the Río de …

Tracing last millennium cycles of Río de la Plata Plume Water input into the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

L Perez, C Crisci, M Medina-Elizalde… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent studies established a strong connection between instrumental hydroclimatic
changes in the Río de la Plata (RdlP) watershed and the influx of continental terrigenous …

[HTML][HTML] The rise and fall of primary producers and consumers in a multiply-stressed shallow lake (Lake Qilu, China) over the last 200 years

AM Klamt, F Qian, K Hu, J Wang, L Huang, R Li… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this multi-proxy palaeo study, the response of primary producers and consumers to
anthropogenic disturbances in a large shallow lake was investigated. Overall, eutrophication …

Narrowing the gap: Phytoplankton functional diversity in two disturbed tropical estuaries

RM da Costa Santana, M Dolbeth… - Ecological …, 2018 - Elsevier
The functional diversity of phytoplankton communities was studied in two tropical estuaries
subjected to anthropogenic pressure, despite one being environmentally protected. We …

Warm-phase ENSO events modulate the continental freshwater input and the trophic state of sediments in a large South American estuary

F García-Rodríguez, E Brugnoli, P Muniz… - Marine and …, 2013 - CSIRO Publishing
We studied the changes in geochemical variables in the middle section of Río de la Plata
estuary during the 2009–2010 El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event. Protein, organic …

Trophic assessment in South American Atlantic coastal lagoons: Linking water, sediment and diatom indicators

A Tudurí, LP Becoña, N Venturini… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Within two coastal shallow lagoons, trophic state was assessed by integrating water and
sediment chemical indicators such as the TRIX and the benthic biopolymeric carbon (BPC) …

Environmental quality assessment by multiple biogeochemical indicators of an intertidal flat under anthropogenic influence from the southwest of Buenos Aires …

NS Buzzi, EM Fernández… - Environmental Earth …, 2021 - Springer
Chemical measures combined with biological data (biomarkers) are recommended in
monitoring programs of marine environments. In the present research, the use of multiples …

Benthic community responses to organic enrichment during an ENSO event (2009–2010), in the north coast of Rio de la Plata estuary

E Brugnoli, P Muniz, N Venturini… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2009–2010 “El Niño”-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event was characterized by
a warm-phase leading to a five-fold increase in the Río de la Plata river flow and an …

Assessment of bioavailability and potential toxicity of Cu, Zn and Pb, a case study in Jurujuba Sound, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

PFF Abuchacra, VMC Aguiar, RC Abuchacra… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
Potential toxicity of sedimentary Cu, Zn and Pb were evaluated based on their fractionation
at the inner part of Jurujuba, a small sound at the eastern margin of Guanabara Bay, Rio de …