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| Title: |
Surface characterisation of two gorgonian coral species: Implications for a natural antifouling defence |
| Author: |
Vrolijk, N. H. Targett, N. M. Baier, R. E. Meyer, A. E. |
| Appeared in: |
Biofouling |
| Paging: | Volume 2 (1990) nr. 1 pages 39-54 |
| Year: |
1990-02 |
| Contents: |
The natural, fouling-resistant surfaces of the gorgonian octocorals Pseudopterogorgia americana (Gmelin) and Pseudopterogorgia acerosa (Pallas) were characterised utilising a variety of surface analysis techniques. Samples were collected in April and November 1987 from a natural population. No significant differences in bacterial surface populations were measured between species or between sampling periods. Contact angle analyses suggest that these natural surfaces have low surface energies (γc=23-27 mN/m) that are in the range previously correlated with minimal bioadhesiveness. Gorgonians may utilise this minimal adhesiveness as a passive fouling-resistance mechanism in conjunction with other antifouling defences. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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