Artificial reefs as a tool to aid rehabilitation of coastal ecosystems: Investigating the potential

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 8-12, 1999, Pages 505-514

  Pickering, H ^a   Whitmarsh, D ^a   Jensen, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION;

ARTICLE; CORAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LEGAL ASPECT; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE;

EID: 0032834542     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00121-0     Document Type: Article

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