Meet the editors

Leonel Pereira has an undergraduate degree in Biology, a Ph.D. in Biology (specialty in Cell Biology), and a Habilitation degree in Biosciences (specialization in Biotechnology) from the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal, where he is currently a professor. In addition to teaching at this university, he is an integrated researcher at the Marine and Environmental Sciences Center (MARE), Portugal. His inter-

ests include marine biodiversity (algae), marine biotechnology (algae bioactive compounds), and marine ecology (environmental assessment). Since 2008, he has been the author and editor of the electronic publication MACOI – Portuguese Seaweeds Website (www.seaweeds.uc.pt). He is also a member of the editorial boards of several scientific journals. Dr. Pereira has edited or authored more than 20 books, 100 journal articles, and 45 book chapters. He has given more than 100 lectures and oral communications at various national and international scientific events. He is the coordinator of several national and international research projects. In 1998, he received the Francisco de Holanda Award (Honorable Mention) and, more recently, the Mar Rei D. Carlos award (18th edition). He is also a winner of the 2016 CHOICE Award for an outstanding academic title for his book *Edible Seaweeds of the World*. In 2020, Dr. Pereira received an Honorable Mention for the Impact of International Publications from the Web of Science

Ana Marta Gonçalves obtained a Ph.D. in Biology with a specialization in Ecology from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in collaboration with Ghent University, Belgium, in 2011. Currently, she is an auxiliary researcher at the Marine and Environmental Sciences Center (MARE), Portugal, where she is also a member of the Directive Board. Since 2016, she has been a member of the Scientific Council of the Institute for Interdis-

ciplinary Research, University of Coimbra (IIIUC). Dr. Gonçalves holds various administrative and management positions in international networks, societies (e.g., Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, AIL), and associations (e.g., PROAQUA). She is an editorial board member and reviewer for several indexed journals. She has published more than 70 journal articles, 50 book chapters, and 165 communications in international scientific events. She participated as a member and/or coordinator in more than twenty-five national and international projects and is currently the coordinator of four research projects. She has supervised more than ninety-five national and international undergraduate and graduate students. She has experience as a teacher of university courses and in accredited training sessions for teachers. Additionally, she has coordinated several ocean literacy and environmental education activities for kindergarten and school students. During her research career, Dr. Gonçalves obtained several grants and a MARS award for young scientists funded by The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). She has expertise in biosafety, biochemical pathways, and impacts of stressors in aquatic species. Her research focus is on the valorization of marine resources and their applications in the industrial sector, such as the food and pharmaceutical industries. Her studies also highlight the application of biomarker tools for monitoring and managing aquatic systems.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

**Preface XI**

**Acknowledgements V**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 19**

Phytoplankton **41**

**Chapter 3 43**

**Chapter 4 63**

**Chapter 5 75**

Response of Marine Plankton Communities in Ponds

Plankton: Environmental and Economic Importance

*by Glacio Souza Araujo, Diana Pacheco, João Cotas, José William Alves da Silva, Jefferson Saboya, Renato Teixeira Moreira and Leonel Pereira*

Remote Sensing of Phytoplankton Pigments

the Development of Cyanobacterial "Blooms"

First Report on the Diversity of Epizoic Algae in Larval

*by Evgeny Kurashov, Julia Krylova and Elena Protopopova*

*by Rocío Elizabeth Muciño-Márquez, Dalila Aldana-Aranda, María Guadalupe Figueroa-Torres and Oscar Hernández-Almeida*

The Use of Allelochemicals of Aquatic Macrophytes to Suppress

*by Guoqing Wang and John Moisan*

of Shellfish Gastropod *Aliger gigas*

*by Maria Emília Cunha, Hugo Quental Ferreira,* 

to the Presence of Vertical Structures

for a Sustainable Future

*Ana Barradas and Pedro Pousão-Ferreira*
