Development and short-term dynamics of macrofouling assemblages on fish-cage nettings in a tropical estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-29

  Madin, John ^a   Chong, V C ^a   Basri, Badrulnizam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b National Prawn Fry Production and Research Center   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

floating net cages; macrofouling assemblages; short term colonization; tropical estuary

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISH CULTURE; FISHING GEAR; MACROALGA; MOLLUSC; SALINITY; SUBSTRATE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER FLOW;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

AMPHIPODA; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; BALANUS AMPHITRITE; GAMMAROPSIS; HYDROIDA; LEPTOGNATHIA; PHOTIS; PLUMULARIA; POLYSIPHONIA; TANAIDAE; THORACICA; XENOSTROBUS;

EID: 67349210657     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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