Drill-cored rock pools: An effective method of ecological enhancement on artificial structures

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 123-130

  Evans, Ally J ^a   Firth, Louise B ^b,c,d   Hawkins, Stephen J ^c   Morris, Elisabeth S ^e   Goudge, Harry ^e   Moore, Pippa J ^a,f  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Marine Ecological Solutions Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

coastal protection; complexity; conservation; ecological engineering; management; urban ecology

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL PROTECTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPLEXITY; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ROCK POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 84951858558     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF14244     Document Type: Conference Paper

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