The Effect of Substratum Surface on the Biodiversity of Marine Fouling Community
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v12i4.5741Keywords:
Marine Biofouling, BiodiversityAbstract
Fouling is when unwanted materials developed on a solid surface and flourish. In this experiment, two sets of ceramic plates with a rough and smooth surface on each side were deployed in a fish farm located in the South China Sea for three months in different periods of the year at different depth. The biofouling communities developed on the surfaces of ceramic plates were counted and the alpha and beta diversity were calculated. A total of 18 biofouling species and species associated with the biofouling community was observed. The results suggested that surface smoothness is a key factor shaping the biofouling community structure. In additional, biofouling communities developed at different seasons also showed remarkable differences. Overall, my finding suggested that biofouling is an important ecological event and is an often-ignored ecosystem with an unexpectedly vivid biodiversity.
Downloads
References or Bibliography
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "crab". Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/animal/crab. Accessed 17 April 2023.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "amphipod". Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Apr. 2009, https://www.britannica.com/animal/amphipod. Accessed 19 April 2023.
Bowman, Thomas E., and Hans-Eckhard Gruner. "The families and genera of Hyperiidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda)." (1973).
“WATCH: This Sea Slug Eats Its Own Kind.” Animals, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/nudibranchs-1#:~:text=There%20are%20more%20than%202%2C000%20known%20species%20of,but%20are%20most%20abundant%20in%20shallow%2C%20tropical%20waters.
“Slimy Sea Slug.” Animals, kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/nudibranch#:~:text=Over%203%2C000%20species%20of%20nudibranchs%20exist%2C%20and%20most,long%20and%20can%20weigh%20up%20to%203.3%20pounds.
Admin. What Is the Classification of a Brittle Star? – WittyQuestion.com. 12 Sept. 2020, witty-question.com/what-is-the-classification-of-a-brittle-star/#:~:text=Brittle%20stars%20belong%20to%20Phylum%20Echinodermata%20and%20Subclass,This%20makes%20Ophiuroidea%20the%20largest%20group%20of%20echinoderms.
Polydora cornuta.Annelids-Polychaetes https://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/species_summary/204501
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "jellyfish". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/animal/jellyfish. Accessed 19 April 2023.
Smyth, James Desmond. "flatworm". Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Apr. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/animal/flatworm. Accessed 19 April 2023.
What Are Barnacles? oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/barnacles.html.
Hydroides elegans https://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/species_summary/68295
Ryland, John S.. "moss animal". Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Jan. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/animal/moss-animal. Accessed 19 April 2023.
Team, All Animal Facts, and All Animal Facts Team. “Sea Squirt - Facts, Size, Diet, Pictures - All Animal Facts.” All Animal Facts, 25 Nov. 2022, allanimalfacts.com/sea-squirt.
Wikipedia contributors. “Oyster.” Wikipedia, Apr. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster.
“Definition of Mussel.” Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 17 Apr. 2023, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mussel.
Morton, Brian. "bivalve". Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/animal/bivalve. Accessed 19 April 2023.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
Copyright (c) 2023 Zoe Kung; Jing-Wen Huang
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Copyright holder(s) granted JSR a perpetual, non-exclusive license to distriute & display this article.
