Environmental enhancement gone awry: Characterization of an artificial reef constructed from waste vehicle tires

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 99, Issue , 2008, Pages 73-87

  Morley, D M ^a   Sherman, R L ^b   Jordan, L K B ^a   Banks, K W ^c   Quinn, T P ^c   Spieler, R E ^a,b  

^a National Coral Reef Institute   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Broward County Environmental Protection Department Plantation   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial reefs; Coral reefs; Corals; Fishes; Restoration; Tires

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; FISH; FISHERIES; LANDFORMS; REPAIR; RESTORATION; SOLID WASTES; TIRES;

ARTIFICIAL REEFS; BROWARD COUNTY; CONTROL SITES; CORAL REEFS; CORALS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENTS; FISH ABUNDANCE; FISHES; FLORIDA; RESOURCE MANAGERS; SCALE REMOVAL; VEHICLE TIRES;

REEFS;

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL REEF; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIRE;

BROWARD COUNTY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 58449089529     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/CENV080071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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