Eco­log­i­cal Role Of Epibi­otic Biofilms On Ma­rine Or­gan­isms by Elio — In con­trast to air, the ocean rep­re­sents a be­nign en­vi­ron­ment for most liv­ing or­gan­isms: With the ex­cep­tion of some harsh ma­rine en­vi­ron­ments, the means of physic­o­chem­i­cal prop­er­ties are gen­er­ally not far off the op­ti­mum of most species and their fluc­tu­a­tions are mod­er­ate, rarely ex­ceed­ing bi­o­log­i­cal tol­er­ance lim­its. So be­gins a re­view…