CDU Researcher Profile

School of Science and Primary Industries
Faculty of Education, Health and Science
Charles Darwin University
Darwin NT 0909
Australia

• Research interests
• Publications
• Current projects
• Recent completions supervised

Research Interests

Research interests include:

• Physiology and ultrastructure of microalgae
• Tropical microalgae and benthic algae for aquaculture

Recent Publications

1. Luong-Van, J. (2003, 28/09/2003 - 2/10/2003). The role of mucifage in the diurnal surface film of Gymnodunium uncatenum. Combio, Melbourne.
2. Purwati, P. and Luong-van, J. (2003). Sexual reproduction in a fissiparous holothurian species, Holothuria leucospilota Clark 1920 (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin, 18, 33-38.
3. Renaud, S. M., Luong-Van, T., Lambrinidis, G. and Parry, D. (2002). Effect of temperature on growth, chemical composition of tropical Australian microalgae grown in batch cultures. Aquaculture, 211, pp 195-214.
4. Hayward Elenor, Luong-Van, T. 2001. Cellular lipid inclusions of the symbiotic dinoflagellate harboured by the tropical jellyfish Catostylus sp. Endobiosis and Cell Research, 14, pp 121-126.
5. Renaud, S., Parry, D. and Luong-Van, T. (1999). Evaluation of recently isolated Australian tropical microalgae for the enrichment of the dietary value of brine shrimp, Artemia nauplii. Aquaculture, 170, pp 161 - 173.
6. Renaud, S., Parry, D. and Luong-Van, T. (1999). The gross chemical composition and fatty acid composition of 18 species of tropical mircoalgae for possible use in mariculture. Aquaculture, 170, pp 147 - 159.
7. Townsend, S. and Luong-Van, T. (1998). Phytoplankton biomass and composition in Manton River reservoir, a mesotrophic impoundement in the Australian wet/dry tropics. In: 3rd international Conference on reservoir Liminology and water quality Hydrobiological Institute, Czech Republic. pp 113 - 120.
8. Luong-Van, T., Boland, K. and Townsend, S. (1997). Wet and dry season heat loss in two tropical Australian resevoirs. Archives fur Hydrobiologia, 139, pp 51-68.
9. Luong-Van, T. and Trench, R.K. (1995). Gymnodinium linucheae sp. nov.: the dinoflagellate symbiont of the jellyfish Linuche unguiculata. Eur. J. Phycol., 30, pp 149-154.
10. Luong-Van, T. (1994). Potential use of ageing cultures of Isochrysis aff. galbana (Isochrysis Tahitian T. Iso) as starter cultures for live algal food production in tropical aquaculture. J. App. Phycol., 6: 357-358.
11. Luong-Van, T. (1991). Photoadaptation in two species of Acropora grown under controlled conditions. Photosynthetica 25: 365-371.

Current Projects

Recent Completions Supervised

PhD

• Jafar Umar: Field study of the effects of sedimentation on the tropical seaweeds on intertidal nearshore fringing reefs Lodged: 17/08/01.
• Simon Townsend: The comparative limnology of two reservoirs in the Australian wet/dry tropics Lodged: 09/07/98.

Masters

• Pradina Purwati: Reproduction in fissiparous holothurian, Holothuria leucospilota Clark 1920 in tropical waters of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Lodged: 23/11/01.
• Christopher Regan: Forage conservation in the wet/dry tropics for small landholder farmers. Lodged: 10/03/98.
• Ricky Gimin: Reproduction and induces spawning of trochus, Trochus niloticus (Linnaeus). Lodged: 17/09/97.