Seasonal variability in the recruitment of macrofouling community in Kudankulam waters, east coast of India |
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| Authors: | S Satheesh S Godwin Wesley |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Zoology, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil 629003, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Abstract: | The seasonal variability in fouling community recruitment on submerged artificial substratum was studied in Kudankulam coastal water, Gulf of Mannar, East coast of India for a period of two years, from May 2003 to April 2005. The results indicated that the fouling community recruitment occurred throughout the year with varying intensities. Barnacles, ascidians, polychaetes, bivalves and seaweeds were the major fouling groups observed from the test panels. Maximum fouling biomass of 9.17 g dm−2 was observed during August 2004 and a minimum value of 0.233 g dm−2 in February 2004. The biomass build-up on test panels was relatively high during the premonsoon season and low during the postmonsoon months. The number of barnacles settled on the panels varied from 1 to 4460 no. dm−2. The maximum percentage of the ascidian coverage (72%) on test panels was observed during March 2005. In general, July–December was the period of intense recruitment for barnacles and March–May was the period for ascidians. |
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| Keywords: | biofouling fouling community barnacles ascidians Kudankulam |
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