A new application of oxyreactive thermal analysis in marine algological studies

Abstract

This is a preliminary study of the application of oxyreactive thermal analysis in algological investigations. Several species of Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, Rhodophyta and Zostera marina taken from different stations off the southern Baltic coast have been studied. It is pointed out that oxyreactive thermal analysis can be used for taxonomical investigations in order to establish the systematic membership of certain species of algae based on fragments of thallus. This method can also be applied in order to establish environmental specificity by differentiating the chemical composition of certain species. It is also suitable for assessing biochemical differentiation among the various parts of the thallus.