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Spore release by the green alga Ulva: a quantitative assay to evaluate aquatic toxicants.

Impacts of macroalgal spores on the dynamics of adult macroalgae in a eutrophic estuary: high versus low hydrodynamic seasons and long-term simulations for global warming scenarios.

Ecological and physiological controls of species composition in green macroalgal blooms.

Biosorption of copper, nickel and manganese using non-living biomass of marine alga, Ulva lactuca.

Assessment of heavy metals (Cd, Cr and Pb) in water, sediment and seaweed (Ulva lactuca) in the Pulicat Lake, South East India.

Biodegradable thermoplastic composites based on polyvinyl alcohol and algae.

Natural and anthropogenic nitrogen uptake by bloom-forming macroalgae.

Settlement of Ulva zoospores on patterned fluorinated and PEGylated monolayer surfaces.

Preparation and characterisation of silicone-based coatings filled with carbon nanotubes and natural sepiolite and their application as marine fouling-release coatings.

Combinatorial materials research applied to the development of new surface coatings IX: an investigation of novel antifouling/fouling-release coatings containing quaternary ammonium salt groups.

Effect of background colour on growth and adhesion strength of Ulva sporelings.

Anomalous settlement behavior of Ulva linza zoospores on cationic oligopeptide surfaces.

Attachment point theory revisited: the fouling response to a microtextured matrix.

Reduction of herbivory through wound-activated protein cross-linking by the invasive macroalga Caulerpa taxifolia.

Automated image-based method for laboratory screening of coating libraries for adhesion of algae and bacterial biofilms.

Low densities of epiphytic bacteria from the marine alga Ulva australis inhibit settlement of fouling organisms.

Seasonal variations of selected herbicides and related metabolites in water, sediment, seaweed and clams in the Sacca di Goro coastal lagoon (Northern Adriatic).

In situ growth potential of the subtidal part of green tide forming Ulva spp. stocks.

Effects of ulvoid (Ulva spp.) accumulation on the structure and function of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) bed.

Evaluation of antifouling activity of eight commercially available organic chemicals against the early foulers marine bacteria and Ulva spores.