A survey of the marine plants of the Walpole and Nornalup Inlets Marine Park has recorded 49 species of marine benthic algae and seagrasses, including 15 green algae, 11 brown algae, 18 red algae, 4 seagrasses, and one cyanobacterium, representing a substantial increase on the 14 previously recorded species. Most species are relatively common elements of the south-western Australian marine flor...

Aquaculture ranks among the most dynamic food production industries in the world, with an annual growth rate of 9.2% since 1970 [1]. Both the fisheries and aquaculture sectors are facing strengthened regulations, with an emphasis on improving sustainable growth and environmental protection. The New Earth Observation Markets for Fisheries and Aquaculture (NEMA) project has established a number o...

An initiative has been taken to develop different solid, liquid, and gaseous biofuels as the alternative energy resources. The current research and technology based on the third generation biofuels derived from algal biomass have been considered as the best alternative bioresource that avoids the disadvantages of first and second generation biofuels. Algal biomass has been investigated for the ...

BACKGROUND Vaginal flora of healthy women is dominated by Lactobacillus species which can prevent bacterial vaginosis. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to determine the differences in vaginal lactobacilli composition of Iranian healthy and bacterial vaginosis (BV) infected women and compared their cytotoxic effects with commercial vaginal probiotics. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and s...

Conservation of biological diversity is one the most important issues in conservation biology, so a wide range quantitative spatial methods have been used to determine biodiversity hotspots and priority areas. The main aims present study are determining areas endemism as well centers genus Onosma based on GIE, IPAs, species richness, AZE-like criteria approaches, assess status priorities mentio...

Fresh water resources are depleting at a fast rate throughout the world affecting diverse aquatic flora and fauna. Algal responds to adverse changes in habitat which is reflected by their morphotaxonomical deformation occurrences of pollution tolerant taxa changed habitat. Based on findings more than five decades, it has been established that such labeled as bioindicator because tolerance. Taki...

The Flora of Iran is very rich due to the diverse climatic and soil conditions in mdifferent ecological regions. Iran has around 10000 species of wild plant of which about 850 are considered being medicinally important. In the present work the phytochemistry of several Iranian medicinal plants and their possible usage will be discussed.