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Environment

Rapid Testing of Resistance of Timber to Biodegradation by Marine Wood-Boring Crustaceans

Lucy S. Martin¹, J. Reuben Shipway^1,2, Marc A. Martin¹, Graham P. Malyon¹, Mou Akter¹, Simon M. Cragg¹

¹University of Portsmouth, ²Microbiology Department, University of Massachusetts

This protocol presents a method for assessing the feeding rate of the wood-boring crustacean, Limnoria, by measuring faecal pellet production. This method is designed for use in non-specialist labs and has potential for incorporation into standard testing protocols, to evaluate enhanced wood durability under marine conditions.