Idle vessels accumulate biofouling quickly, especially in tropical waters. But there are precautions other ports can take against alien pests, parasites or disease.
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The invasion threatens more than water. Clams could foul dam intakes and reduce hydroelectric efficiency in a river that generates 13% of New Zealand’s power.
The bottoms of boats and docks can accumulate lots of dirt, but semiaquatic animals like otters avoid having ‘fouled’ fur. Their secret could one day help keep underwater infrastructure clean.
Smart dirt is made up of those germs clinging to the surfaces around us that have become resistant to the chemicals normally used to get rid of them.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Associate Professor in Freshwater Biogeochemistry, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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NRF-DST Research Fellow; Researcher, Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee
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Senior Scientist in Marine Ecology and Biogeography, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Smithsonian Institution
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Professor in Marine Ecology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Professor and Provost, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Senior Scientist in Invasion Ecology, Cawthron Institute