Influence of oil shale on intertidal organisms: Effect of oil shale surface roughness on settlement of the barnacle Balanus balanoides (L.)

Huxley, R.; Holland, David; Crisp, D. J.; Smith, RI

doi:10.1016/0022-0981(84)90107-2

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“…Koehler et al (1999) report an identical preference behavior of B. improvisus. The general preference for crevices on the intermediate rugosity scales is consistent with earlier studies (Crisp & Barnes 1954, Crisp 1955, Huxley et al 1984, Crisp & Bourget 1985, Hills & Thomason 1996. Interestingly, on even smaller scales, surface ripples with a wavelength of 1 µm on the periostracum of Mytilus edulis shells reduce settlement by B. improvisus (Lenz 1998).…”

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Interactions between substratum rugosity, colonization density and periwinkle grazing efficiency

Wahl¹,

Hoppe²

2002

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Both surface texture and littorinid grazing are known to influence the establishment of many shallow-water benthic hard-bottom communities. However, the effects of these factors and their interactions have not yet been investigated in a quantifiable manner. This investigation aims to assess the interactive effect of both factors in a strictly standardized manner. Natural recruitment by diatoms, the barnacle Balanus improvisus and the tube-building polychaete Polydora sp. was monitored under a 2-factorial treatment: grazing by the periwinkle Littorina littorea (Factor 1; 2 levels: 1 or no snails per plate) on artificial recruitment plates of different initial surface rugosities (Factor 2; 5 levels: smooth, 0.1, 0.5, 1 and 5 mm rugosity elements). In the absence of grazers, barnacle recruitment decreased with increasing initial rugosity, polychaete recruitment peaked at intermediate rugosities, and diatoms exhibited contrasting recruitment patterns in an in vitro and an in situ experiment. When preferred recruitment sites coincided for Polydora and B. improvisus, a competition for space could be inferred from a negative correlation between the 2 species. However, when the overlap of requirements weakened on the 5 rugosities, the relationship was positive, but was not statistically significant. Grazing efficiency by L. littorea depended on initial rugosity, generally showing minimum values on intermediate rugosities which is attributable to a mismatch between radula dimensions and surface structures in these rugosity classes. Additionally, grazing effects tended to increase with higher prey densities. As all factors -initial rugosity, grazing, colonizer species -interact with each other, the outcome of recruitment under combined factors is difficult to predict from single factor effects. KEY WORDS: Grazing efficiency · Surface rugosity · Recruitment · Multiple interactionsResale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher

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“…It seems that the widely acknowledged rugophilicity of barnacles (e.g. Huxley et al 1984, Crisp & Bourget 1985, Hills & Thomason 1998) is scale dependent and limited to rugosities larger than 0.1 mm and smaller than 5 mm. While active choice of cyprid larvae has repeatedly been demonstrated (e.g.…”

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Interactions between substratum rugosity, colonization density and periwinkle grazing efficiency

Wahl¹,

Hoppe²

2002

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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“…However, the relative contribution to the effect from sediment and illumination could not be measured with the present experimental design. The important role of texture in fouling has been well documented for a number of species (Crisp & Ryland, 1960;Brewer, 1984;Huxley et al, 1984;Dobretsov & Railkin, 1996;Hills et al, 1999) and the relationship between surface texture and hydrodynamics is also well known (Wethey et al, 1988;Eckman, 1990;Walters & Wethey, 1996). Thus, it is not surprising that texture is the dominant effect for fouling cover.…”

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Optimising settlement tiles: The effects of surface texture and energy, orientation and deployment duration upon the fouling community

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Settlement and Behaviour of Marine Fouling Organisms

Prendergast

2009

Biofouling

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This chapter defines the term settlement, as it applies to marine biofouling, and outlines the stages and levels of complexity involved in the process. It is beyond the scope of this work to present an exhaustive review of the literature, instead the work aims to outline some broad patterns and provide examples from the wealth of research that exists. The processes of surface encounter and attachment are given particular attention, as well as the role of environmental cues and passive and behavioural responses to them, whilst highlighting the pitfalls associated with inferences made without direct observation. Finally, there is a substantial resource table, summarising the species studied, the cue or influence on settlement, and a brief summary of the findings. IntroductionMany fouling species naturally occur in distinct zones (Plate I C), and three possible hypotheses were originally proposed to explain this phenomenon, namely (i) larvae settle randomly and those that do not encounter a suitable site die, (ii) species with a motile adult stage settle randomly then migrate to or are confined to an area based on species-specific biotic or abiotic factors and (iii) larvae may congregate at a particular depth in the water column when they are ready to settle. Since then it has been realised that larvae of many species are capable of sophisticated site-selection behaviours during settlement, as adaptations that maximise the likelihood that a site with an appropriate combination of biotic and abiotic factors (niche) will be arrived at.Species settlement is not the same phenomenon as recruitment. For the purposes of this chapter, settlement is defined as the process that follows the planktonic phase and precedes metamorphosis, and at the most basic level it involves surface encounter and attachment. Once settlement and metamorphosis has occurred, marine macrofouling organisms are immobile species that grow attached to artificial structures. The most notable of these belong to both algal and invertebrate groups: Algae, Mollusca (e.g. mussels), Crustacea (e.g. barnacles), Bryozoa, Annelida (e.g. tubeworms), Tunicata (colonial and solitary forms), Cnidaria (corals, anemones and hydroids) and Porifera (sponges). As settlement marks the transition from the planktonic to the sessile phase, it has logically become a focus of intense research. From a biofouling perspective, it is of major importance to understand the processes that influence settlement, as 30 Biofouling Edited by Simone Dürr and Jeremy C. Thomason

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Influence of oil shale on intertidal organisms: Effect of oil shale surface roughness on settlement of the barnacle Balanus balanoides (L.)

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Interactions between substratum rugosity, colonization density and periwinkle grazing efficiency

Interactions between substratum rugosity, colonization density and periwinkle grazing efficiency

Optimising settlement tiles: The effects of surface texture and energy, orientation and deployment duration upon the fouling community

Settlement and Behaviour of Marine Fouling Organisms

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