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THE damage which may be done to submerged structures of both wood and stone by marine boring organisms is a subject of not only general interest but also of extreme economic importance. In 1919, therefore, the Trustees of the British Museum caused a general account of the habits and life -histories of these organisms to be prepared which, it was hoped, would prove useful to both zoologists and marine engineers. This hope has been amply fulfilled, and the Trustees have now issued a revised edition of the pamphlet incorporating the additions to our knowledge of marine borers which have been made since the publication first appeared (Marine Boring Animals injurious to Submerged Structures. By W. T. Caiman. Second edition; revised by G. I. Crawford. British Museum (Natural History), 1936.
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Marine Boring Animals. Nature 138, 1050 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/1381050b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1381050b0