INCIDENCE AND ECOLOGY OF MARINE FOULING ORGANISMS IN THE EASTERN HARBOUR OF ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT.

INCIDENCE AND ECOLOGY OF MARINE FOULING ORGANISMS
IN THE EASTERN HARBOUR OF ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT.
M. MOHAMED EL-KOMI*
* National Institute of oceanography and Fisheries,
Alexandria.
ABSTRACT
The seasonaL changes, intensity and constituents of
fouL ing deveLoped on exposed test paneLs for short and Long
term intervaLs are studied in reLation to the prevaiLing
environmentaL conditions in the Eastern Harbour of
ALexandria, from March 1983 to March 1984. The intensity of
fouL ing on exposed test paneLs for Long durati ons Is
considerabLy more dense than the totaL fouL ing deveLoped on
exposed paneLs for short term successiveLy during the same
period. The fouL ing coLonized on sul::merged paneLs for Long
intervaLs reaches to a “Saturation Point” after 3 to 6
successive months.