{"refrec":{"BRefID":380812,"RR":"<b>Abelouah, M.R.; Ben-Haddad, M.; Hajji, S.; Nouj, N.; Ouheddou, M.; Mghili, B.; De-la-Torre, G.E.; Costa, L.L.; Banni, M.; Ait Alla, A.</b> (2024). Exploring marine biofouling on anthropogenic litter in the Atlantic coastline of Morocco. <i>Mar. Pollut. Bull. 199</i>: 115938. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115938\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115938</a>","BEntID":378553,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":0,"wosflag":1,"vabbflag":1,"RefStringPartII":". <i>Mar. Pollut. Bull. 199</i>: 115938. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115938\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115938</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":1,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Abelouah, M.R.; Ben-Haddad, M.; Hajji, S.; Nouj, N.; Ouheddou, M.; Mghili, B.; De-la-Torre, G.E.; Costa, L.L.; Banni, M.; Ait Alla, A.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Abelouah, M.R. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"<span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, the world is increasingly concerned about marine litter and its interaction with marine biodiversity. However, knowledge concerning the fouling organisms associated with marine litter is very limited in many of the world's marine environments. In this survey, we investigated biofouling on different types of marine litter washed up on all the coasts of the central Atlantic of Morocco. The findings revealed 21 fouling species belonging to 9 phyla (Arthropoda, Mollusca, Echinodermata, Annelida, Bryozoa, Porifera, Chlorophyta, Ochrophyta, and Ascomycota). More specifically, frequently observed fouling species include </span><i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\">Mytilus galloprovincialis, Balanus laevis, Megabalanus coccopoma</span></i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\">, and </span><i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\">Pollicipes pollicipes</span></i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\"> species. Large marine litter items recorded the highest colonization of marine organisms in comparison to small ones. The frequency of occurrence (FO) of the species most commonly fouled on all coasts was </span><i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\">Perforatus perforatus</span></i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\"> (FO = 48.60), followed by </span><i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\">Mytilus galloprovincialis</span></i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\"> (FO = 45.80), </span><i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\">Balanus trigonus</span></i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\"> (FO = 32.05), </span><i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\">Balanus laevis</span></i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\"> (FO = 30.25), </span><i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\">Megabalanus coccopoma</span></i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\"> (FO = 25.25), Bryozoa species (FO = 19.40), </span><i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\">Spirobranchus triqueter</span></i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\"> (FO = 18.18), </span><i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\">Lepas pectinata</span></i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\"> (FO = 14.45), and </span><i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\">Pollicipes pollicipes</span></i><span lang=\"EN\" dir=\"ltr\"> (FO = 13.05). The majority of the species registered in this study are sessile. Substrate coverage by fouling taxa was significantly different between plastic substrate and other types of marine litter. Likewise, this study revealed that the proportion of fouling organisms is higher on rough surfaces. Overall, this research could be crucial to understanding the little-known subject of marine litter and its colonization by marine biota. Given that these marine litters can act as vectors and cause ecological, biogeographical, and conservation issues in the marine environment, minimizing the quantity of anthropogenic litter reaching the Moroccan Atlantic could significantly reduce its accumulation on the sea surface and seabed, thereby reducing the risk of invasion by non-indigenous species.</span>","AbstractOtherLang":null,"BibLvlCode":"AS","StandardTitle":"Exploring marine biofouling on anthropogenic litter in the Atlantic coastline of Morocco","OrigTitleLangCode":"en","OrigTitleLangCodeExtended":"eng","OrigTitleLangID":15,"DateLastModified":{"date":"2026-06-15 01:33:55.743652","timezone_type":1,"timezone":"+02:00"},"UserAccessRight":null,"UserAccID":null,"AuthorKeywords":null,"OtherDescriptors":null,"Notes":null,"AnaPub":2024,"MonPub":null,"DateUpdate":"2024-01-15","DateCreate":"2024-01-15","SecASFANote":null,"ConfID":null,"PeerRev":1,"VlizCoreFlag":1,"WoScode":"WOS:001147477800001","VABBcode":null,"OpenAcc":0,"DOI":"10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115938"},"refs":null,"anarec":{"AnaID":380812,"PubliDate":2024,"Pagination":"115938","XtraPublOfAnaID":null,"ISBN":null,"Volume":"199","Issue":null,"BRefMon":null,"BRefMonRR":null,"BRefXtra":null,"BRefXtraRR":null,"SerBRefID":43520,"SerRR":"Marine Pollution Bulletin. 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