Notes on the Ecology of Ship-Fouling Organisms

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Abstract
Barnacles and tube-worms occur most commonly on the hulls of ships. Hydroids, encrusting Polyzoa, and oysters are also common and, if settlement has been heavy, a complex community may develop which includes errant forms. Certain ecological aspects are summarized, particularly growth rates in this artificial environment, regional distr. on the hull, successive settlements, and the factors which may contribute to death.