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Influence of substratum colour on the recruitment of macrofouling communities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2010

S. Satheesh  and
S. Godwin Wesley
S. Satheesh*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil-629003, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Godwin Wesley
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil-629003, Tamil Nadu, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: S. Satheesh, Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Marina Campus, Rajakamangalam-629502, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India email: satheesh_s2005@yahoo.co.in
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Abstract

Settlement of the fouling community is generally influenced by the physical, chemical and biological properties of the settling surface. The colour of the substratum may also exert an influence on larval settlement. In the present study, the influence of surface colour on the recruitment of fouling communities was investigated by suspending acrylic panels (red, green, blue, white and yellow) in coastal waters. Results showed that the colour of the substratum plays an important role in the recruitment of sessile species. Recruitment was comparatively high on red and blue coloured surfaces. Barnacle and tubeworm recruitment showed significant variation (Tukey test, P < 0.05) between different coloured surfaces. The significant conclusion of this study is that the colour of the artificial substrata should be taken into consideration when interpreting results from short-term biofouling studies.

Keywords

biofoulingfouling communityartificial substratabarnaclesubstrata colourascidianstubeworms
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 90 , Issue 5 , August 2010 , pp. 941 - 946
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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