Composition of Ballast Water from Ships Arriving at Kertih Port, Malaysia with Observations on Port and Offshore Waters, and Notes on Settlement Patterns of Fouling Organisms

Composition of Ballast Water from Ships Arriving at Kertih Port, Malaysia with Observations on Port and Offshore Waters, and Notes on Settlement Patterns of Fouling Organisms

We investigated plankton composition and water quality of ballast water from seven international ships docked at Kertih Port, Malaysia. Coscinodiscophyceae and cyanobacteria were the dominant phytoplankton found in ballast water samples, whereas copepod nauplii, Oithona sp., Microstella sp. and Para...

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Main Authors: Lee Siang Hing, Kesaven Bhubalan, Peck Ying Tan, Rohaida Mat Husain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Brunei Darussalam 2018-09-01
Series:ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development
Subjects:
fouling organisms
phytoplankton
ship ballast water
water quality
zooplankton
Online Access:http://ajstd.org/index.php/ajstd/article/view/478

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