Mechanisms of Copper Tolerance, Accumulation, and Detoxification in the Marine Macroalga Ulva compressa (Chlorophyta): 20 Years of Research
, Melissa Gómez 1, Daniel Laporte 1, Daniela Espinoza 1, Claudio A. Sáez 2,3 and Alberto González 1,*Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
In the present review, the authors have compiled and discussed the studies related to “copper tolerance, accumulation and detoxification in Ulva compressa” in a very organized way. The review will help as well as guide the future researchers working in this field. I am having very few comments/suggestions regarding the manuscript.
1. In the abstract remove minor facts and highlight major developments to avoid redundancy among the abstract and the conclusion section. My suggestion is to concise the abstract section of the review.
2. keywords such as accumulation, tolerance and plants seems not appropriate. either you can remove or replace them with more appropriate words.
3.The first three paragraphs of the main text can be considered as an introduction and the first sub heading can start from fourth paragraph
Author Response
In the abstract remove minor facts and highlight major developments to avoid redundancy among the abstract and the conclusion section. My suggestion is to concise the abstract section of the review.
- The introduction was shortened and changes are highlighted in red.
Keywords such as accumulation, tolerance and plants seems not appropriate. either you can remove or replace them with more appropriate words.
- These words were eliminated from keywords and other words were added and are highlighted in red.
The first three paragraphs of the main text can be considered as an introduction and the first sub heading can start from fourth paragraph.
- The two initial paragraphs were named as introduction paragraphs.
Reviewer 2 Report
see comments below
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Author Response
The style should be improved, e.g. too much repetitions, and sometimes too detailed referring on results.
- Repetitions in results were removed.
Avoid abbreviations in the abstract, also explain abbreviations in fig. 1. Add a list of abbreviations in the beginning.
- Abbreviations in the abstract corrected and highlighted in red. List of abbreviations added in the beginning of the manuscript.
L 70-74 Sentence? L 178- 181, Sentence incomplete
- Corrected.
L 206 ... copper induced...? Probably it is excessive Cu above a certain level!
- Corrected.
Fig. 1 Explain the different colors!
- Different colors are explained in Fig. 1.
Conclusions are more or less a summary!
- Conclusions were modified.
