PLoS ONE, 2019 Evaluating the efficacy of artificial structures in enhancing or sustaining biodiversity on tropical coral reefs is key to assessing their role in reef conservation or management.
Emily Higgins +3 more
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Current issues relating to artificial reefs in European seas
, 2000 European artificial reef research has now been active for about three decades. For much of that time research has been conducted within national programmes, focussing on national or local issues, and has taken place predominately in the Mediterranean Sea.
Collins, K.J. +2 more
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Environmental and ecological factors influencing the spillover of the non-native kelp, Undaria pinnatifida, from marinas into natural rocky reef communities [PDF]
, 2017 The non-native kelp, Undaria pinnatifida, is considered one of the world’s worst invasive species. The northeast Atlantic is a hotspot of Undaria invasion, yet there is limited knowledge on its invasion dynamics.
Epstein, G, Smale, DA
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Habitat-specific density and diet of rapidly expanding invasive red lionfish, Pterois volitans, populations in the northern Gulf of Mexico. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Invasive Indo-Pacific red lionfish, Pterois volitans, were first reported in the northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM) in summer 2010. To examine potential impacts on native reef fish communities, lionfish density and size distributions were estimated from fall
Kristen A Dahl, William F Patterson
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Artificial oyster reefs provide important spawning and nursery grounds for a variety of fishes and large mobile crustaceans. Between July 2016 and May 2017, seasonal surveys of species composition and community structure were performed in the artificial ...
Min Xu +11 more
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An assessment of the sportfishery on artificial "Liberty Ship" reefs off Port Aransas, Texas [PDF]
, 1977 The concept of using surplus World War II Liberty Ships for the construction of artificial reefs to increase the availability of sportfish off the Texas coast was originally suggested in 1974.
Roels, Oswald A., Vetter, Russell
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A Report on the Artificial Reef Use in Grenada, West Indies
Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringCoral reef rehabilitation in the Caribbean is of major ecological and economic importance in the West Indies. Local organizations in Grenada constructed a cement pyramid artificial reef structure with rugosity (termed “The Pyramid”) and placed a number ...
Brianna LeFebre +2 more
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Ecological Complexity of Coral Recruitment Processes: Effects of Invertebrate Herbivores on Coral Recruitment and Growth Depends Upon Substratum Properties and Coral Species [PDF]
, 2013 Sarah W. Davies, Mikhail V. Matz, Integrative Biology Section, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of AmericaSarah W. Davies, Peter D.
Davies, Sarah W. +2 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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