Marine biofouling: colonization processes and defenses
Auteur :
Railkin, Alexander I.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN :
9780849314193
Date de publication :
29 déc. 2003
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
740 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Delivers a description of colonization processes and detailing ways to prevent biofouling. Taking a complex problem, the author breaks it down into its fundamental ecological and biological components. He expounds on organism locomotor reactions, larvae drift, settlement and attachment mechanisms, impact, and protection from epibionts.