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This study on the characteristics of fouling communities in offshore areas south of Hainan Island, northern South China Sea, was conducted at four sites there. At each station, test panels on iron frames were hung on the mooring system at different depths. Data on biofouling were mainly obtained by examination of the fouled test panels. Organisms attached to buoys and anchors were scraped off and examined also. The results showed that the thickness and biomass of marine growth that increased the fluid loading on offshore installations depended to a large extent on hard foulers, i. e. mollusks and acorn barnacles. Algae, hydroids, stalked barnacles and bryozoans were important fouling species. The occurrence frequency and biomass of acorn barnacles decreased with increasing distance from the shore.
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Project supported by grants from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. 860701) and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (No. 871804).
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Tao, Y., Wen-xia, Y., Guan-he, L. et al. Marine biofouling in offshore areas south of Hainan Island, northern South China Sea. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 18, 132–139 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02842572
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