TY - JOUR
AU - Stupak , , M.
AB -  The fouling community was examined from May 1991 to April 1992 at Mar del Plata harbor, Argentina. In this work the recruitment trends of macrosessile foulers and the seasonal developmental sequence of the community for one year were analyzed. Multivariate cluster analysis revealed two underlying trends of recruitment, one from late autumn to spring, and the other from summer to early autumn. Ciona had an important functional role in the community, as an adult might enhance the arrivals of some species as secondary space recruiters, but it was also a good interference competitor for primary space occupiers. During summer, the larvae of Ciona were poor competitors for seasonal primary space occupiers. This situation enhances the invasion of calcareous exoskeleton organisms, such as Balanus and Hydroides. Some differences between the potential arrivals of propagules and their contribution to the developing community were found. This community developed a pathway similar to that of other fouling communities with solitary ascidian species. Perturbations to diminish or exclude the foundation species abundances as Ciona, Balanus and Hydroides would be necessary to modify the early community structure. KEY WORDS macrofouling community, recruitment, structure, ascidian, barnacles. INTRODUCTION The changes in epibenthic community structure throughout time 
TI - Macrofouling Community at Mar Del Plata Harbor During a One-Year Period (1991-1992)
JF - Corrosion Reviews
DO - 10.1515/CORRREV.1996.14.1-2.73
DA - 1996-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/de-gruyter/macrofouling-community-at-mar-del-plata-harbor-during-a-one-year-4a6lSSmwV5
SP - 73
VL - 14
IS - 
DP - DeepDyve
ER -