Global kelp forest restoration: past lessons, present status, and future directions

AM Eger, EM Marzinelli, H Christie… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Kelp forest ecosystems and their associated ecosystem services are declining around the
world. In response, marine managers are working to restore and counteract these declines …

A systematic review of artificial reefs as platforms for coral reef research and conservation

E Higgins, A Metaxas, RE Scheibling - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Artificial reefs (ARs) have been used on coral reefs for ecological research, conservation,
and socio-cultural purposes since the 1980s. We examined spatio-temporal patterns in AR …

A global meta-analysis of ecological effects from offshore marine artificial structures

AJ Lemasson, PJ Somerfield, M Schratzberger… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Marine artificial structures (MAS), including oil and gas installations (O&G) and offshore wind
farms (OWFs), have a finite operational period. Selecting the most suitable decommissioning …

Setting the context for offshore wind development effects on fish and fisheries

AB Gill, S Degraer, A Lipsky, N Mavraki, E Methratta… - Oceanography, 2020 - JSTOR
Changes to fisheries that result from offshore wind farm (OWF) installations may be
considered good or bad depending on various stakeholders' perspectives. OWFs can act as …

Design and application of a novel 3D printing method for bio-inspired artificial reefs

O Berman, M Weizman, A Oren, R Neri, H Parnas… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Morphological complexity and diversity are key design features for forming artificial reefs that
can support marine communities. Towards this end, 3D Printing (3DP) has become a unique …

Meta‐analysis of ecosystem services associated with oyster restoration

RS Smith, SL Cheng, MCN Castorani - Conservation Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration of foundation species promises to reverse environmental degradation and
return lost ecosystem services, but a lack of standardized evaluation across projects limits …

Often overlooked: understanding and meeting the current challenges of marine invertebrate conservation

EYS Chen - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Making up over 92% of life in our oceans, marine invertebrates inhabit every zone in the
water column, with contributions ranging from ecosystem functioning to socioeconomic …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial reefs built by 3D printing: Systematisation in the design, material selection and fabrication

AI Yoris-Nobile, CJ Slebi-Acevedo… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The recovery of degraded marine coasts and the improvement of natural habitats are current
issues of vital importance for the development of life, both marine and terrestrial. In this …

Artificial reefs in the Anthropocene: a review of geographical and historical trends in their design, purpose, and monitoring

LAW Ramm, JH Florisson, SL Watts… - Bulletin of Marine …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
The long history of artificial reefs has stimulated diversity in their physical properties and
deployment for a range of purposes. A systematic literature search yielded 804 scientific …

[HTML][HTML] New technologies for monitoring and upscaling marine ecosystem restoration in deep-sea environments

J Aguzzi, L Thomsen, S Flögel, NJ Robinson, G Picardi… - Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The United Nations (UN)'s call for a decade of “ecosystem restoration” was
prompted by the need to address the extensive impact of anthropogenic activities on natural …