Comparison of Recruitment Patterns of Sessile Marine Invertebrates According to Substrate Characteristics.

ABSTRACT: A community of benthic invertebrates, including sessile adult-stage invertebrates, can negatively effect corrosion, deformation, and increased fuel consumption by attaching to artificial structures, a phenomenon known as marine biofouling. Investigating the relationship between benthic communities and artificial structures or substrates (to which the organisms attach) can help clarify the factors influencing marine biofouling. Therefore, in our study, natural (stone) and artificial (rubber, tarpaulin, and iron) substrates were installed in three harbors (Mokpo, Tongyeong, and Busan), and the structures of the communities attached to each substrate were compared. The total study period was 15 months (September 2016 to December 2017), and field surveys were performed at 3-month intervals. Th

SUBMITTER: Bae S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8834478 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature