The study, published in Marine Geology, further revealed how local hydrodynamics — waves, currents, and tides — interact with ...

A nodule of maerl, or ‘Rhodolith’ is created by a calcareous algae – when alive they are pinkish purple. Although often referred to as a coral, maerl is actually a red seaweed, best described as a ...

It was a shocking sight. The area, which was previously purple and beautiful, is now covered with a thick layer of brown, fluffy algae." ...

At its center was a large knob made by red calcareous algae, measuring around three feet high and several feet across, with swaying fanlike growths atop it. The knob was surrounded by a vast ...

These formations, composed of calcareous algae and various marine organisms, create rigid structures on the seafloor that, over time, form a circular arrangement. It was photographer and biologist ...

Some are the green algae that form a calcareous matrix that enables them to be preserved as fossils, others are soft and haven’t been retained. [Algae are] the forms of life that have helped ...

While ocean warming can facilitate proliferation of algae and potential phase shifts from coral to macroalgal-dominated states, algal responses may vary by species, genus, functional group, or type (e ...

The calcareous skeletons and shells of corals, mussels, snails and calcareous algae are important constituents of tropical reef islands. Their sediments form the substance of reef islands and keep ...

Feed (concentrates and forage) makes up about half of input costs on Northern Irish dairy farms (CAFRE benchmarking data, ...

Maerl - a slow-growing calcareous algae - thrives on these banks." They further remarked: "Maerl beds are found across the UK coast, but despite their clear importance for both biodiversity and ...

Maerl – a slow growing calcareous algae - thrives on these banks. “Maerl beds are found across the UK coast, but despite their clear importance for both biodiversity and carbon storage ...

Amidst the looming specter of climate change, which jeopardizes crop yields and strains precious resources, one unlikely hero emerges from algae. Surprisingly abundant and remarkably versatile ...