Response of microalgae in a changing climate and environment

Yong, Wai Kuan and Tan, Yong Hao and Poong, Sze Wan and Lim, Phaik Eem (2016) Response of microalgae in a changing climate and environment. Malaysian Journal of Science, 35 (2). pp. 167-187. ISSN 1394-3065,

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Abstract

Microalgae are ecologically important as a major primary productivity driver via photosynthetic carbon fixation. As the primary producers and food sources for higher trophic organisms, microalgae play a crucial role in maintaining the equilibrium of food webs in the aquatic ecosystem. The current shifts of global climate due to anthropogenic release of greenhouse gases have been reported to pose numerous impacts on microalgae. Extreme fluctuations in atmospheric temperature, light intensity, ultraviolet (UV) radiations, carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, and salinity can lead to alterations in growth, disruption of homeostasis, photosynthetic rate, respiration, enzymatic activity, protection to oxidative damage, and trophic transfer in microalgae. Various studies on microalgal responses to these environmental changes are ongoing to provide a deeper insight into the relationship between microalgal growth, metabolic adjustment and community structure. In this review the authors aim to highlight the recent findings on the responses of microalgae in the changing environment.

Item Type: Article
Funders: HICoE MoHE: IOES-2014H grant, HICoE MOHE: IOES-2014 (Air-ocean-land Interaction) grant, UMCoE RU Grant: RU009-2015 and RU012-2016 (IOES)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Microalgae; Climate change; Environmental factors
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QH Natural history
Divisions: Faculty of Science
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 30 May 2018 05:11
Last Modified: 04 Dec 2019 08:41
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/18761

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