Settlement of Fouling Organisms at the JTTRE North Barnard Island Raft Site.
Abstract
Data on the settlement of the major fouling organisms below the marine exposure raft at the North Barnard Islands, Queensland, are presented for a twelve-month period. Organisms settled throughout the year. The red algal species Heteroderma sp. and Laurencia obtusa were the dominant organisms when assessed as number of individuals per unit area. However, the most abundant organisms were the brown alga Feldmannia indica, the hydroid Campanularia delicatula and the stoloniferous bryozoan Aetea truncata. In all, seventy-one taxa from ten phyla settled during the study period. On the basis of fouling settlement, the raft is considered a suitable site to test the resistance of coatings to fouling growth under tropical conditions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA103418
Entities
People
- John A. Lewis
Organizations
- Defence Science and Technology Group