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Deciphering bahía fosforescente: New approaches towards the understanding of this unique ecosystem
(2015)
For decades, bioluminescent bays and lagoons have intrigued and puzzled researchers due to the accumulation of high cell densities of the bioluminescent dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense var. bahamense. In recent years ...
Autotrophic picoplankton in tropical reservoirs: A hydrobiological approximation of their abundance, dynamics and diversity
(2016)
In the present study, the abundance, dynamics and diversity of photosynthetic picoplankton were studied, with emphasis on the picocyanobacteria community, in two tropical reservoirs of Puerto Rico (Cerrillos and Lucchetti). ...
Detection of human-derived fecal contamination in Puerto Rico using carbamazepine, HF183 bacteriodes, and fecal indicator bacteria
(2015)
Carbamazepine (CBZ) and fecal indicator bacteria were used to detect fecal pollution and its human origins in 17 sites located mostly in coastal areas of Puerto Rico. CBZ was quantified using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent ...