The implications of artificial substrate material type for sessile fouling communities along the South African east coast
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1511921
Abstract: The growing blue economy and rapid development and urbanisation of coastal areas drive an increase in marine infrastructures. These structures are built with artificial materials and the submerged parts thereof become substrates for colonisation by… read more here.
Keywords: artificial substrate; material type; sessile fouling; material ... See more keywords
Colonization of bacteria and diatoms on an artificial substrate in a marine lake (eastern Adriatic Sea, NE Mediterranean)
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DOI: 10.37427/botcro-2020-028
Abstract: The initial colonization of bacteria and diatoms on a immersed artificial substrate and the development of diatom assemblages in relation to physico-chemical parameters were investigated on a weekly basis at one station in the marine… read more here.
Keywords: bacteria diatoms; artificial substrate; colonization bacteria; marine lake ... See more keywords
The use of artificial substrate units to improve inventories of cryptic crustacean species on Caribbean coral reefs
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10389
Abstract: Motile cryptofauna inhabiting coral reefs are complex assemblages that utilize the space available among dead coral stands and the surrounding coral rubble substrate. They comprise a group of organisms largely overlooked in biodiversity estimates because… read more here.
Keywords: surrounding coral; substrate units; coral rubble; coral reefs ... See more keywords