The Effects of Water Depth on Short-term Biofouling of Introduced Substrates

Abstract

Our goal is to interpret changes in the characteristics of elastic and inelastic light scatter from submerged substrates colonized by biological organisms. We wish to determine the changes in optical properties that occur with the settlement and succession of sessile organisms and their associated biofilms and to develop an optical model that can predict the magnitude and characteristics of the biota and their ability to disguise man-made objects placed on the seafloor.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA629229

Entities

People

  • Charles S. Yentsch
  • David A. Phinney

Organizations

  • Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Camouflage
  • Cell Count
  • Coral Reefs
  • Florida
  • Fluorescence
  • Fouling
  • Information Operations
  • Marine Biology
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Reflectance
  • Seabed
  • Substrates
  • Surface Roughness
  • Suspended Sediments

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology