English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Global: Zendy Plus annual

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Global: Zendy Tools annual

Global: Zendy Free Plan

Global: Zendy Tools monthly

Global: Zendy Plus monthly

This study focuses on the taxonomy of epiphytic diatoms in the area of invasive macroalgae from the genus  Caulerpa. Caulerpa  species are characterized by the presence of secondary metabolites, such as caulerpenyne (CYN), the main function of which is a chemical defense mechanism against herbivores and epiphytes. Epiphytic diatoms were studied on fronds of  Caulerpa taxifolia  (“killer seaweed”) and, for comparison, on autochthonous macroalgae  Padina  sp. and  Halimeda tuna  at the eastern Adriatic Sea coast (Island of Hvar) in the summer and autumn of 2010. The qualitative analysis was performed with the use of light and scanning electron microscopy. The Shannon–Wiener Diversity Index determined for  Caulerpa taxifolia  showed a wide range of values (3.11–4.88), with a maximum in August and a minimum in October. While the number of taxa on  Caulerpa taxifolia  fronds increased from June (41) to August (88), it declined in autumn due to the high relative abundance of  Cocconeis caulerpacola , which is a diatom typical for  Caulerpa . On the other hand, the largest number of taxa on  Padina  sp. was observed in September (82). The detailed composition of epiphytic diatoms and seasonal dynamics in the area affected by the invasive macroalga  Caulerpa taxifolia  have been determined for the first time.

oceanological and hydrobiological studies

Epiphytic diatom assemblages on invasive Caulerpa taxifolia and autochthonous Halimeda tuna and Padina sp. seaweeds in the Adriatic Sea – summer/autumn aspect