The overlooked role of biotic factors in controlling the ecological performance of artificial marine habitats

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 16-24

  Ferrario, Filippo ^a,b   Iveša, Ljiljana ^c   Jaklin, Andrej ^c   Perkol Finkel, Shimrit ^a,d   Airoldi, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^d ECOncrete Tech LTD   (Israel)

Author keywords

Artificial habitats; Biotic disturbance; Cystoseira; Fucoid algae; Grazing; Mediterranean sea; Plant herbivore interactions; Rocky reefs; Urban sprawl

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; BIOTIC FACTOR; BROWN ALGA; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; CYSTOSEIRA;

EID: 84953838152     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12533     Document Type: Article

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