Accession Number:

ADA048029

Title:

A Comparison of the Marine Fouling Occurring at the Two Principal Australian Naval Dockyards,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

MATERIALS RESEARCH LABS ASCOT VALE (AUSTRALIA)

Personal Author(s):

• Russ,G. R.

Report Date:

1977-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

75.0

Abstract:

A comparison of the marine fouling occurring at the two principal Australian Naval Dockyards Garden Island Naval Dockyard, Sydney and Williamstown Naval Dockyard, Hobsons Bay has been carried out. The sequences of change in the fouling communities settling on non-toxic panels immersed for periods of up to 12 months at each site are recorded and aspects of successional change in these communities are discussed. Aspects of seasonal variations in fouling intensity at each site are investigated and the fouling intensities in terms of wet and dry weights of fouling per unit area per unit immersion time at each site are compared. Finally, the deposition of microfouling organisms primary slime at Williamstown is investigated. The composition of the slime and the seasonal variations in its deposition are recorded. Author

Descriptors:

• *FOULING ORGANISMS
• BACTERIA
• SEASONAL VARIATIONS
• FUNGI
• MARINE BIOLOGY
• ANTIFOULING COATINGS
• AUSTRALIA
• AQUATIC ORGANISMS
• BARNACLES
• ECOLOGY
• ALGAE
• MICROORGANISMS
• PROTOZOA
• MOLLUSCA
• CRUSTACEA
• POLYCHAETA
• SLIME

Subject Categories:

• Biological Oceanography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE