by ChiLomb | Apr 18, 2024 | NEWS
Ellisolandia elongata is a red alga (Rhodophyta) that, as all plants, terrestrial and marine, do photosynthesis, that is, produces oxygen by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the sea. Being a coral alga, it is also able to deposit calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in its...
by ChiLomb | Jul 31, 2023 | NEWS, PROJECTS
Plastic pollution and climate change are seriously treating aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity but the how these two anthropogenic stressors jointly affect the Ocean and its ecosystems is still poorly understood. The plastic contributes to GHGs global emissions...
by ChiLomb | Jan 17, 2023 | NEWS, PROJECTS
Observing, measuring and quantifying the change occurring in the ocean is one of the global challenge with the highest priority (UNESCO Agenda 2030). The extension, diversity and depths characterizing the ocean and its ecosystems, most of them still unexplored, as...
by ChiLomb | Jan 5, 2023 | PROJECTS
The marine science community is engaged in the exploration and monitoring of biodiversity dynamics, with a special interest for understanding the ecosystem functioning and for tracking the growing anthropogenic impacts. The accurate monitoring of marine ecosystems...
by ChiLomb | Jul 4, 2022 | PROJECTS
Mollusk shells, such as those of mussels and oysters, are made of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), thus representing precious biomaterials that, once recycled, can bring important environmental and economical benefits. Nowadays, waste management (shells) derived from the...
