Journal
BIOFOULING
Volume 24, Issue 3, Pages 219-225Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/08927010802040693
Keywords
adhesion; algae; antifouling paint; fouling; fouling-release; light; Ulva
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This study examined the effects of a range of black, grey and white substrata on the growth and attachment strength of Ulva sporelings on glass and polydimethylsiloxane (Silastic (R)-T2) surfaces. The rate of development of sporelings was strongly influenced by the colour of the substratum on which they grew. On black backgrounds, sporelings grew slowly and germination was delayed. Laboratory screening methods for antifouling and fouling- release coatings that rely on the growth of Ulva sporelings can be compromised if samples are of different colours. Hydrodynamic removal of sporelings from coatings may also be affected by substratum colour, since smaller plants generate lower hydrodynamic forces making them more difficult to remove.
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