Barnacles the Biofoulers
Barnacles the Biofoulers
Date
1999
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Regency Publications
Abstract
An overview of the ecology of Indian tropical balanomorph and
·Iepidomorph barnacles is presented. Findings relating to systematics, .
distribution, the role of primary film and its significance in barnacle'
settlement, breeding, seasonal and ecological succession, substratum
preferences, growth, and biomass generation an; discussed. Contributions
relating to physical, chemical, and geographical factors such as
salinity, temperature, waves, tides, currents, light, and color, nature, and
texture of substrata are reviewed with particular reference to indian
tropical conditions. Some thrust areas to be dealt in greater detail in
future work are also suggested.
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Keywords
Ecology,Barnacles,Indian
Citation
Ecology of Indian Barnacles .B.Meenakumari,In Barnacles-The Biofoulers (Eds Thompson,M.F. and Nagabhushanam R),Regency Publications,New Delhi: 1-20.1999