Creating aquafarming business in Maine

marine ecologist at the University of Maine known for her research on algae especially algal reproduction & the promotion of growing algae as a food source; Editor of the Journal of Phycology from 1996 until 2001; has modeled fertilization and the physical transport of gametes from algae; has tracked the movement of invasive species including periwinkles and the toothed wrack seaweed, Fucus serratus, where her research revealed that both originated from Ireland and Scotland and were likely carried in ballast rocks on ships that were moving materials across the Atlantic Ocean; her research on electrical currents measured during the development of wild carrot, a flowering plant, revealed that the chemical indole-3-acetic acid rapidly stopped the current in the plant's cells; led the team examining the genome of the red algae Porphyra and the resulting research revealed how they survive by transporting nutrients, protecting themselves from light, and form cell walls; her research has implications for aquaculture and the new marketing of sea vegetables, including Ascophyllum, as a new cash crop in Maine; was a key member of Maine’s Department of Marine Resources’ Rockweed Fishery Management Project Development Team in 2013;

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Category:
Botany

Completion Status:
yes

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