These spatial and temporal data have already been used in the development of the Important Plant Areas (IPAs) for algae in the UK. We are preparing data for the International Union for Conservation of ...

The diatom collections are curated separately. The algae collections number around 400,000 specimens. The main algal groups represented here are: red, green and brown seaweeds freshwater algae ...

Red algae growing in Cornwall's Fal Estuary is genetically unique, new research shows. Academics from the University of Exeter said the findings supported the need to protect the bed which was ...