The potential for cyanobacterial blooms to impact recreational and drinking water source
quality is a growing concern. Numerous monitoring tools have been developed that can alert …

This review highlights the concepts and instrumentation of imaging flow cytometry
technology and in particular its use for phytoplankton analysis. Imaging flow cytometry, a …

Dry weight biomass is an important parameter in algaculture. Direct measurement requires
weighing milligram quantities of dried biomass, which is problematic for small volume …

Samples from a monthly monitoring programme in the Cantabrian Sea were analysed with a
FlowCAM-based automated technique. The estimates of abundance, biomass size spectra …

Accurate and detailed reporting of methods is essential for scientific progress, yet it is widely
accepted that authors across all scientific fields tend to provide insufficient methods detail …

Machine learning (ML) refers to computer algorithms that predict a meaningful output or
categorize complex systems based on a large amount of data. ML is applied in various …

Microorganisms such as protozoa and bacteria play very important roles in many practical
domains, like agriculture, industry and medicine. To explore functions of different categories …

Abstract The Western Channel Observatory (WCO) comprises a series of pelagic, benthic
and atmospheric sampling sites within 40 km of Plymouth, UK, that have been sampled by …

FlowCAM combines flow cytometry and imaging to rapidly enumerate, classify and measure
particles. The instrument potentially increases processing speed of phytoplankton samples …

In recent decades, the automatic study and analysis of plankton communities using imaging
techniques has advanced significantly. The effectiveness of these automated systems …