THE IMPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE MATERIAL TYPE FOR SESSILE FOULING COMMUNITIES ALONG THE SOUTH AFRICAN EAST COAST

The implications of artificial substrate material type for sessile fouling communities along the South African east coast

IntroductionThe growing blue economy and rapid development and urbanisation Ball Game of coastal areas drive an increase in marine infrastructures.These structures are built with artificial materials and the submerged parts thereof become substrates for colonisation by fouling biota which are often dominated by invasive alien species.However, knowl

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