Pole and pontoon hulas: An effective way of ecological engineering to increase productivity and biodiversity in the hard-substrate environment of the port of Rotterdam

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 199-209

  Paalvast, Peter ^a   van Wesenbeeck, Bregje K ^b   van der Velde, Gerard ^c,d   de Vries, Mindert B ^b  

^a Ecoconsult   (Netherlands)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biomass production; Eco engineering; Harbour; Hulas; Mussels; Pacific oyster; Ropes

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; ECO-ENGINEERING; HARBOUR; HULAS; MUSSELS; PACIFIC OYSTER;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; PONTOONS; PORTS AND HARBORS; ROPE; SHELLFISH; SHIP PROPELLERS; SHIP PROPULSION; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

POLES;

AMPHIPOD; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; COLONIZATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; FISHERY PRODUCTION; PORT; SUBSTRATE; TROPHIC LEVEL; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

NETHERLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; ROTTERDAM; SOUTH HOLLAND;

AMPHIPODA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; MYTILUS EDULIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84860285271     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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