Temporal variation of inorganic to organic matter ratio of Amphibalanus amphitrite in Bandar Abbas coast

سال انتشار: 1397
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
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BIOCONF20_168

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 28 اردیبهشت 1398

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Biofouling is referred to as settlement and accumulation of living organisms on an artificial substrate. The acorn barnacle, Amphibalanus amphitirte, have global distribution and in the Persian Gulf is one of the most predominant biofouling species that is ecologically and economically important. In this study, the inorganic to organic matter ratio of barnacles settled on 10×10 cm plexiglass panels was investigated at three stations including Shahid Haghani, Sayyadi, and Airport during four seasons (September 2013 August 2014). In totally, 120 panels were collected after one month of submersion, and the inorganic to organic matter ratio was calculated after washing and separating the biofoulers from the panel surfaces. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the inorganic to organic matter ratio among the four seasons (p< 0.01). The highest amount of this ratio (9.64) was observed in summer and the lowest (4.12) in winter. It seems that at lower temperatures, more energy is used for vital activities such as maintenance and growth while at high temperatures where the more energy is reached, the thicker shell is formed. Our results indicate that future warming may enhance shell formation in barnacles. These results can, thus, be useful in the management of the economic cost of biofouling in the future.

نویسندگان

Parissa Golinia

Aquatic Biotechnology Dept., Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, I.R. of Iran

Ali Nasrolahi

Aquatic Biotechnology Dept., Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, I.R. of Iran

Hajar Dastoorani,

Aquatic Biotechnology Dept., Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, I.R. of Iran

Jamile Pazooki

Aquatic Biotechnology Dept., Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, I.R. of Iran