ABSTRACT

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 a

chapter 1|24 pages

Communities on Submerged Hard Bodies

chapter 2|16 pages

Biofouling as a Process

chapter 3|16 pages

Temporary Planktonic Existence

chapter 4|18 pages

Settlement of Larvae

chapter 6|40 pages

Attachment, Development, and Growth

chapter 8|10 pages

General Regularities of Biofouling

chapter 10|32 pages

Ecologically Safe Protection from Biofouling

chapter 12|4 pages

Conclusion