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Welcome to Portuguese Seaweeds Website - Portal Português das Macroalgas Here you can access various information on seaweeds, mainly found along the Portuguese shoreline. See information on the sites where a certain species or genus can be found - search by genus or species - or check which seaweeds were already found at a particular costal station - search by collecting site.You can also search the preserved specimens (in formalin and herbarium) in MACOI and COI - Phycological Digital Collection (soon). It is also possible to obtain detailed information on coastal sites and the species listed on this database. If you have any question, please go to contacts. |
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News (2010-02-04) Guia Ilustrado das Macroalgas - Illustrated Guide of Macroalgae (in Portuguese): The Portuguese coast has a steep gradient in the distribution of algal flora. The flora of the intertidal level of the north is similar to that found in central Europe (Britain and South of the British Isles)... Web link (2010-02-03) Recursos marinhos portugueses não são aproveitados - Portuguese marine resources are not exploited (in Portuguese): Diário de Coimbra (2010-01-15) Algae in the Table, Gastronomic Workshop (in Portuguese): The workshop will have the participation of the major restaurants in Matosinhos and is led by Leonel Pereira of the Instituto do Mar (Institute of Marine Research), University of Coimbra. Web link (2007-10-16) BIOSFERA, Episode 115, Algae - natural resource (in Portuguese): the algae are the base of the food chain in aquatic ecosystems and can be an important resource for humans. The advantages in mineral consumption of algae are unknown for most of the western population. But it is known that the quality of macroalgae have as agricultural fertilizer Video link (2007-02-20) Algae that you want! (in Portuguese) Author: Raphael S. Jerónimo; Source: Diário de Coimbra. PDF |
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