Halimeda is a tropical green seaweed. This species tends to inhabit the clear, warm waters of tropical areas. There are 30 species worldwid. Within these pages we’ll look at some of the interesting features of Halimeda, where it comes from? What is it? What effects it has on the surrounding environment? How does it combat [...]
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Seaweed photosynthesis
Posted in Primers on Apr 12th, 2008
Photosynthesis is define as the mechanism by all chlorophyll containing (autotrophic) plants convert sunlight into chemical energy. Virtually all the energy availble for consumers of plant material originates from the process of photosynthesis. The chemistry of photosynthesis is more obvious in the form of chemical equations. The generalised equation for phtosynthesis is:
The formula CH2O indicates [...]
Three of a kind, the colours of seaweeds!
Posted in Primers on Apr 12th, 2008
Seaweeds can be split into three main types. In no particular order, they are simply, red, green and brown. These three types are all found on the seashores of Northern Europe as well as throughout the world. I have much interest in the brown seaweed’s, these include the bladder wracks that I’m sure everyone who [...]