[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities for implementing nature-based coastal protection in an urbanised coastal city based on public perceptions

AR Hsiung, RS Hartanto, N Bhatia, RL Morris - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
There has been an increase in recognition of the benefits of employing nature-based coastal
protection strategies to adapt to the impacts of climate change (eg, increased storminess …

Metrics matter: Multiple diversity metrics at different spatial scales are needed to understand species diversity in urban environments

KA O'Shaughnessy, AM Knights, SJ Hawkins… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Worldwide, natural habitats are being replaced by artificial structures due to urbanisation.
Planning of such modifications should strive for environmental net gain that benefits …

Little evidence that lowering the pH of concrete supports greater biodiversity on tropical and temperate seawalls

AR Hsiung, WT Tan, LHL Loke, LB Firth… - Marine Ecology …, 2020 - int-res.com
Concrete is one of the most commonly used materials in the construction of coastal and
marine infrastructure despite the well known environmental impacts which include a high …

[HTML][HTML] Maximising the ecological value of hard coastal structures using textured formliners

M MacArthur, LA Naylor, JD Hansom, MT Burrows… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to enhance the ecological value of vertical hard coastal structures, hybrid designs
with complex surface textures (such as a combination of grooves and pits) have been …

Understanding the effects of coastal defence structures on marine biota: The role of substrate composition and roughness in structuring sessile, macro-and meiofaunal …

F Sedano, C Navarro-Barranco, JM Guerra-García… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing deployment of artificial structures into the marine environment is creating
new hard substrates that differ from natural ones in physical and biological aspects …

[HTML][HTML] A centuries-old manmade reef in the Caribbean does not substitute natural reefs in terms of species assemblages and interspecific competition

CEL Hill, MM Lymperaki, BW Hoeksema - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
With increasing maritime activities in the proximity of coral reefs, a growing number of
manmade structures are becoming available for coral colonisation. Yet, little is known about …