Effect of microhabitat distribution and substrate roughness on barnacle Tetraclita stalactifera (Lamarck, 1818) settlement

Studies were carried out on microhabitat distribution and substrate roughness on barnacle settlement at Cabo Frio region, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ten commercial blocks of granite rock (100 cm²) were attached to rocky coast at 0.6 tide level (5 smooth blocks and 5 rough with 20 holes). Experiment was...

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Published in:	Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Main Authors:	Luís Felipe Skinner, Ricardo Coutinho
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2005-01-01
Subjects:	Barnacle Substrate roughness Settlement upwelling
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132005000100014