Unveiling the transition from niche to dispersal assembly in ecology

LHL Loke, RA Chisholm - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
A central goal in ecology is to understand what maintains species diversity in local
communities. Classic ecological theory, posits that niches dictate the maximum number of …

Material type and origin influences the abundances of key taxa on artificial structures

F Grasselli, EMA Strain, L Airoldi - Coastal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal and marine urbanization have caused the sprawl of a variety of marine
infrastructures, primarily built with artificial materials. We conducted a systematic review and …

Coastal greening of grey infrastructure: an update on the state of the art

LB Firth, J Bone, A Bartholomew… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - icevirtuallibrary.com
In the marine environment, greening of grey infrastructure (GGI) is a rapidly growing field
that attempts to encourage native marine life to colonise marine artificial structures to …

[HTML][HTML] The BioGeo Ecotile: Improving biodiversity on coastal defences using a multiscale, multispecies eco-engineering design

E Kosová, K James, M MacArthur, A Vovides… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hard coastal defences support lower biodiversity than natural rocky shores. Ecological
enhancement on coastal structures can improve biodiversity by increasing habitat …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of artificial substrates for Dendropoma cristatum (Biondi 1859) reef restoration: Testing different materials and topographic designs.

EC La Marca, F Ape, M Martinez, A Rinaldi… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vermetid reefs are intertidal key habitats that strongly increase the biological and ecological
value of the coastal ecosystems, providing ecological goods and services. In some parts of …

Public perception of coastal eco-engineering interventions in Singapore

LSM Ying, J Ledet, K Griffin, LHL Loke… - Bulletin of Marine …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
The successful implementation of coastal eco-engineering strategies, such as retrofitting
biodiversity enhancement units onto seawalls, requires scientific, economic, and social …

Life on every stone: Characterizing benthic communities from scour protection layers of offshore wind farms in the southern North Sea

M Zupan, J Coolen, N Mavraki, S Degraer… - Journal of Sea …, 2024 - Elsevier
The scour protection layer (SPL) is a layer of large stones placed around man-made
structures in the marine environment, preventing sediment scouring while also providing …

Marine bioreceptivity among green concretes

TKL Teong, RS Hartanto, J Ledet, H Du, S Gupta… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal population growth and the effects of climate change has led to extensive shoreline
development and armouring. In response to the adverse effects of this artificialisation on …

Concrete evidence: outplanted corals for reef restoration do not need extended curing of ordinary Portland cement

EG Knoester, A Vos, C Saru… - Royal Society Open …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Artificial reefs for coral reef restoration are often concrete-based. After concrete is poured, it
initially has a high surface pH (approx. 13), which neutralizes within several weeks. During …

Effects of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)[P (3HB)] coating on the bacterial communities of artificial structures

YJ Chai, TA Syauqi, K Sudesh, TL Ee, CC Ban… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The expanding urbanization of coastal areas has led to increased ocean sprawl, which has
had both physical and chemical adverse effects on marine and coastal ecosystems. To …