Bacterial biofilm colonization and succession in tropical marine waters are similar across different types of stone materials used in seawall construction

• Main Authors: Summers, Stephen, Pek, Y. Shona, Vinod, Deepthi P., McDougald, Diane, Todd, Peter A., Birch, William R., Rice, Scott A.
• Other Authors: Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Seawall; Biofilm
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163827
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Seawalls are important in protecting coastlines from currents, erosion, sea-level rise, and flooding. They are, however, associated with reduced biodiversity, due to their steep orientation, lack of microhabitats, and the materials used in their construction. Hence, there is considerable interest in...