Sentences with phrase «changing microalgae»
There are other people who have talked about changing microalgae — green algae that floats in the water — into advanced biofuel, but [using] seaweed is unique,» said DuPont's Nathan Danielson, a program manager who oversaw the companies» DOE grant application.
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«The microalgae communities are completely different from what I observed there in the 1990s due to the huge change in environmental conditions,» he says, explaining that the salinity of the groundwater - fed lake has increased threefold because of frequent drought.
When the researchers fully replaced fish oil with the microalgae, they found significantly higher weight gain and better food conversion compared to a control diet containing fish oil, and no significant change in survival and growth rates among all diets.
The net effect of changes in temperature and ocean acidification on benthic microalgae is non-existent if there are crustaceans in the ecosystem.
Scientists of the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) conducted a one year CO2 selection experiment using the calcifying microalgae Emiliania huxleyi and uncovered an enormous potential for adaptation to rapidly changing environments in this important phytoplankton species.
An international team of researchers has identified the genetic mutations which allowed microalgae (phytoplankton) from the Southern Ocean to adapt to extreme and highly variable climates — a step towards understanding how polar organisms are impacted by climate change.