Responses of Common Fouling Organisms in the Indian River, Florida, to Various Predation and Disturbance Intensities
Mook D. 1983. Responses of Common Fouling Organisms in the Indian River, Florida, to Various Predation and Disturbance Intensities. Estuaries. 6(44):pp.372-379
The response of some common fouling organisms to increased predation by scraping and decreased predation by caging over a three year period ( 1976-1978) is described. Substrate coverage by many colonial forms such as Perophora viridis and Diplosoma macdonaldi was not affected by changes in predation intensity whereas coverage by many solitary forms such as Spirobis sp. and Styela plicata increased when predation was reduced. Includes graphs showing percentage of coverage of Diplosoma, Balanus, Corophium lacustre, Bugula neritina, Perphora viridis, and Styela plicata on the collection tiles both monthly and yearly.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Mook, David
- Units
- CANA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Aquatic Sciences, barnacles (Balanus), Bugula neritina, Corophium lacustre, Diplosoma macdonaldi, Perophora viridis, Plant Studies, Spirobis sp., Styela plicata