Rickert, Esther (2015) Seasonally fluctuating fouling control of Fucus vesiculosus and Fucus serratus from the Baltic Sea: Is fouling control linked to abiotic and biotic variables?. (PhD/ Doctoral thesis), Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 131 pp.

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Abstract

In this doctoral project, I investigated the putative seasonal fluctuating chemical fouling control of the perennial macroalgae Fucus vesiculosus and Fucus serratus from the Baltic Sea under in situ conditions as well as potential links between the chemical fouling control and different abiotic and biotic factors. My thesis highlights the seasonal dynamics of the chemical micro- and macrofouling control of F. vesiculosus and F. serratus from the Baltic Sea tested under in situ conditions as well as the impact of environmental variables on the fouling control strength. Further, this work demonstrates that both Fucus species exhibit pro- and antifouling properties during summer when fouling pressure is highest indicating a complex regulation of biofouling control. The study thus provides new insides into the complex algae-environment-fouler interactions and their seasonal dynamics.

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