Characterisation of Carbon Concentrating Mechanisms in the multicellular green alga Ulva mutabilis Ghent University
We want to study how the green alga Ulva mutabilis (or sea lettuce) can take up CO2 from the surrounding sea water. This process is relevant for many algae species and determines the efficiency of photosynthesis, the process that utilises solar energy and CO2 to produce sugars and the oxygen we breathe. Our research will help to link this process to the formation of blooms and the growth of algae. To identify and characterise factors in the ...