microalgae

In some ways, microalgae are not so very different from higher plants, such as trees.

As it turns out, though, microalgae can do more than just produce oil for fuel.

Another industrial is using microalgae as a source of food for humans and animals.

This is one of the key motivations to look into marine microalgae.

However, only limited types of microalgae can be grown in open ponds.

Figure 2: The central role of microalgae in aquaculture food chains.

A litre of sea water can contain more than one million microalgae.

Unlike higher plants, microalgae do not have roots, stems and leaves.

Microalgae is the base of the food web and provide energy for all the trophic levels about it.

Each students has a look under the microscope at either microalgae or rotifers.

Key microalgae strains for oil production into fuels and chemicals were identified.

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If these microalgae are not able to rapidly recolonise the coral, death results.

Bivalves can become toxic when they filter these microalgae out of the water.

The network will focus on research into microalgae, and will also make recommendations for its future direction.

Phytoplankton is another term scientists use for microalgae that float in the sea.

There are two main advantages of culturing microalgae using the open pond system.

Daily growth rates of oysters fed with microalgae supplements have improved by 60 percent.

Examples of this carbon fixation occur in plants and microalgae.

It also grows microalgae that serve as food supplements.

Live microalgae are also supplied to the aquaculture industry.

Another possibility is the use of dried red yeast or microalgae, which provide the same pigment.

Marine microalgae are very small single-cell plants that float in the sea.

The main species of microalgae grown as health foods are Chlorella sp.

Bacteria and microalgae may also live in the interstices of bottom sediments.