Harbours as unique environmental sites of multiple anthropogenic stressors on fish hormonal systems

E Gairin, M Dussenne, M Mercader, C Berthe… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fish development and acclimation to environmental conditions are strongly mediated by the
hormonal endocrine system. In environments contaminated by anthropogenic stressors …

A review of methods and indicators used to evaluate the ecological modifications generated by artificial structures on marine ecosystems

B Taormina, P Claquin, B Vivier, M Navon… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current development of human activities at sea (eg land reclamation, maritime activity
and marine renewable energy) is leading to a significant increase in the number of …

The elephant in the room: Introduced species also profit from refuge creation by artificial fish habitats

RPM Gauff, E Joubert, A Curd, A Carlier… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasingly, ecological rehabilitation is envisioned to mitigate and revert impacts of ocean
sprawl on coastal marine biodiversity. While in the past studies have demonstrated the …

Ecological quality assessement of marinas: An integrative approach combining biological and environmental data

JM Guerra-García, C Navarro-Barranco, M Ros… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The importance of marinas as infrastructures for recreational boating is increasing
substantially. However, information on their soft-bottom benthic communities, a key tool for …

Artificial fish nurseries can restore certain nursery characteristics in marine urban habitats

E Joubert, RPM Gauff, B de Vogüé, F Chavanon… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Port areas are subjected to multiple anthropic pressures that directly impact residing marine
communities and deprive them of most of their essential ecological functions. Several global …

Benchmarking fish biodiversity of seaports with eDNA and nearby marine reserves

S Manel, L Mathon, D Mouillot, M Bruno… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal areas offer a diversity of habitats providing refugia and nursery for fish, promoting
their biodiversity and associated contributions to people. Yet, natural coastlines are replaced …

Small artificial habitats to enhance the nursery function for juvenile fish in a large commercial port of the Mediterranean

M Mercader, A Mercière, G Saragoni, A Cheminée… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
The concentration of human activities along the shoreline induces high levels of pressure,
notably seascape urbanization caused by the proliferation of coastal and marine …

The Tree of Life eDNA metabarcoding reveals a similar taxonomic richness but dissimilar evolutionary lineages between seaports and marine reserves

B Macé, D Mouillot, A Dalongeville, M Bruno… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal areas host a major part of marine biodiversity but are seriously threatened by ever‐
increasing human pressures. Transforming natural coastlines into urban seascapes through …

[PDF][PDF] Enhancing the biodiversity of marine artificial structures global evidence for the effects of interventions

A Evans, P Moore, F Louise, R Smith, W Sutherland - 2021 - repository.cam.ac.uk
1.4. Background The marine environment is highly biodiverse, and this biodiversity provides
essential goods and services to humans and enhances human well-being (Gamfeldt et al …

Coastal urbanization, an issue for marine conservation

J Sempere-Valverde, JM Guerra-García… - Coastal habitat …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coastal zones provide about 70% of world's ecosystems services. However, more than 25%
of these habitats have been modified by human activity at both land and sea. At the intertidal …