Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 572 g
Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 572 g
ISBN: 978-0-8493-1419-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Recent instances of bioinvasion, such as the emergence of the zebra mussel in the American Great Lakes, generated a demand among marine biologists and ecologists for groundbreaking new references that detail how organisms colonize hard substrates, and how to prevent damaging biomass concentrations.
Marine Biofouling: Colonization Processes and Defenses is the English language version of a comprehensive work by eminent Russian scientist Alexander I. Railkin, who details the causes of vast biomass concentrations on submerged hard substrates. He also delivers a quantitative description of colonization processes and provides detailed models for preventing biofouling.
This volume expounds on many topics rarely discussed in the frame of one book: types of hard substrate communities; comparison of hard and soft substrate communities; harm caused by micro- and macrofoulers; larval taxes and drift; mechanisms of settlement and attachment of microorganisms, invertebrates, ascidians and macroalgae; the impact of currents; protection from epibionts; industrial biofouling protection; successions on hard substrates; and the recovery of disturbed communities or the self-assembly of communities. The text includes much Russian-language research translated for the first time.
Through a thorough examination of substrate organisms and an exploration of preventive methods, this monograph prepares those concerned with marine biology to help protect the self-purifying organisms that keep marine ecosystems healthy and productive.
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Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Professional Reference
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Communities on Submerged Hard Bodies. Biofouling as a Process. Temporary Planktonic Existence. Settlement of Larvae. Induction and Simulation of Settlement by a Hard Surface. Attachment, Development, and Growth. Fundamentals of the Quantitative Theory of Colonization. General Regularities of Biofouling. Protection of Man-Made Structures against Biofouling. Ecologically Safe Protection from Biofouling. The General Model of Protection Against Biofouling.
