Assessment of Macrofouling Community in the Port of Estancia Iloilo
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Category: Under Graduate Theses
Field: Biology
This study assessed the macrofouling community in the Port of Estancia, Iloilo, Philippines, through the deployment and retrieval of fouler collectors over a 60-day period from November 2022 to January 2023. The research identified a total of 247 organisms across five major phyla, with the Phylum Arthropoda having the highest species composition at 70%, and noted the presence of invasive species such as Amphibalanus amphitrite and Hydroides elegans. These findings emphasize the importance of ongoing monitoring and development of management strategies to control and prevent invasive macrofouling species to protect local ecosystems and shipping activities.
Views: 0    Rating: 0 Keywords: macrofouling, Petrolisthes armatus, Gammarus sp., Amphibalanus amphitrite, Hydroides elegans, fouler collectors, Port of Estancia, Iloilo, diversity