Microfouling development on artificial substrates deployed in the central Red Sea

Summary: Microfouling is the initial step in the growth of biofouling on hard substrata submerged in marine waters. In this study, microfouling development on nylon nets submerged in the central Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia was analyzed during the winter and summer seasons for a period of 5 days ea...

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Main Authors: Ahmed A. Balqadi, Adnan J. Salama, Sathianeson Satheesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Oceanologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323417301008