LEADER 05189nam 2200637Ia 450 001 996208041503316 005 20230721005652.0 010 $a1-282-31687-7 010 $a9786612316876 010 $a1-4443-1546-3 010 $a1-4443-1547-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000003547 035 $a(EBL)547100 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000353889 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11275849 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000353889 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10302739 035 $a(PQKB)10154747 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547100 035 $a(OCoLC)520990386 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000003547 100 $a20090611d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBiofouling$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Simone Du?rr, Jeremy Thomason 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAmes, Iowa $cBlackwell$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (460 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-6926-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBiofouling; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; I Processes in Marine and Freshwater Biofouling; i Larvae and Spores; Chapter 1 Reproduction and Larvae/Spore Types; Introduction; Some Terminology; Asexual Production of Propagules; Sexual Reproduction - Mechanisms Facilitating Fertilisation; Demographic Effects on Fertilisation Success - Allee Effects; Environmental Factors Affecting Fertilisation; Links Between Fertilisation and Subsequent Larval Attributes; Hatching and Development; Mobility and Survival of Larvae/Spores; Carry-over Effects; Conclusions; References 327 $aChapter 2 Larval Supply and DispersalIntroduction; The Significance of Scales of Larval Dispersal; Factors Influencing Dispersal Scales; Estimating Dispersal; Practical Consequences of Dispersal Scales; References; Chapter 3 Settlement and Behaviour of Marine Fouling Organisms; Introduction; Cues; Planktonic Propagules; Inert Surface Encounter, Followed by (Active?) Attachment or Rejection; Behavioural Surface Encounter, Exploration and Attachment or Rejection; Conclusions; Conclusions; References; ii Fouling Community Processes; Chapter 4 Succession on Hard Substrata; Introduction 327 $aSuccession and the Role of DisturbanceModels of Succession; Extension of General Models; Life History Characteristics; Patch Characteristics; Mode of Colonisation; Seasonality; Variable Endpoints of Succession; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5 Patterns of Fouling on a Global Scale; Background; Is There a Latitudinal Cline in Fouling Organisms?; The Pattern Revealed by a Global Modular Fouling Experiment; Are Biofouling Communities Saturated? The Relationship Between Local and Regional Diversity; Discussion and Future Perspectives; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References 327 $aChapter 6 Biofouling Patterns with DepthIntroduction; Major Forcing Factors Determining Subtidal Sessile Assemblages; Patterns of Vertical Zonation on Natural Substratum Subtidal Communities; Patterns of Vertical Zonation in Biofouling Communities on Man-made Structures; Conclusions; References; iii Epibiosis and Anti-epibiosis; Chapter 7 Epibiosis; Sessile Mode of Life; Consequences of Epibioses; Distributional Patterns of Epibioses; Conclusions; References; Chapter 8 Natural Control of Fouling; Biofouling and Its Biological Consequences; Defence Mechanisms Against Biofouling; Conclusions 327 $aReferencesiv Introduction to Microbial Fouling; Chapter 9 Marine Biofilms; Biofilm Development; Composition of Microbial Biofilms; Biofilm Dynamics; Signalling in Biofilms; Prokaryote-Eukaryote Interactions in Biofilms; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Dedication; References; Chapter 10 Freshwater Biofilms; Introduction; Structure and Architecture of Freshwater Biofilms; Biofilm Biomass; Biofilm Metabolism and Its Role on the Aquatic Food Web; Dynamic Structure-Function in Freshwater Biofilms; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 11 Biofilms in Medicine; Introduction 327 $aInfection of the Head and Neck 330 $aBiofouling (the colonisation of an interface by a diverse array of organisms) is almost always a problem where it occurs, as it negatively affects surfaces, the materials that they are made from and the structures that they form, and can even destroy them.This comprehensive book covers in detail in its first section the processes involved in marine , freshwater and medical biofouling including coverage of settlement by larvae and spores, biofouling community processes, epibiosis (biofouling on living organisms) and microbial fouling, including biofilms deleterious to human hea 606 $aFouling organisms 606 $aFouling 615 0$aFouling organisms. 615 0$aFouling. 676 $a578.6509162 676 $a628.96 701 $aDu?rr$b Simone$0856046 701 $aThomason$b Jeremy$0856047 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996208041503316 996 $aBiofouling$91911266 997 $aUNISA