Barnacle Larvae and their Settlement in Genoa Harbour (North Tyrrhenian Sea) |
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| Authors: | Sebastiano Geraci Vittorio Romairone |
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| Affiliation: | Istituto per la corrosione marina dei metalli, C.N.R., Via della mercanzia 4, 16123 Genova, Italia |
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| Abstract: | Abstract. Density of barnacle larvae in plankton and settlement on atoxic plane surfaces have been compared at one station of Genoa harbour over sixteen months.
There were two periods of larval emission, during summer and autumn, with a slight one during winter. Barnacle settlement varied according to sea temperature, the amount of larvae and competition for the substratum. |
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| Keywords: | Fouling Barnacles larvae emission periods settlement seasonal cycles |
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