Structural complexity and component type increase intertidal biodiversity independently of area

LHL Loke, PA Todd - Ecology, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Complexity is well accepted as one of the primary drivers of biodiversity, however, empirical
support for such positive associations is often confounded with surface area and …

Creating complex habitats for restoration and reconciliation

LHL Loke, RJ Ladle, TJ Bouma, PA Todd - Ecological Engineering, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Simplification of natural habitats has become a major conservation challenge and there is a
growing consensus that incorporating and enhancing habitat complexity is likely to be …

Interacting effects of habitat structure and seeding with oysters on the intertidal biodiversity of seawalls

EMA Strain, VR Cumbo, RL Morris, PD Steinberg… - PLoS …, 2020‏ - journals.plos.org
The construction of artificial structures, such as seawalls, is increasing globally, resulting in
loss of habitat complexity and native species biodiversity. There is increasing interest in …

Enhancing stocks of the exploited limpet Patella candei d'Orbigny via modifications in coastal engineering

GM Martins, RC Thompson, AI Neto, SJ Hawkins… - Biological …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
It is widely recognised that microhabitats are important for a variety of marine organisms, yet
this knowledge has rarely been applied in the construction of engineered structures as a …

Independent effects of patch size and structural complexity on diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates

MG Matias, AJ Underwood, DF Hochuli, RA Coleman - Ecology, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Despite a long history of work on relationships between area and number of species, the
details of mechanisms causing patterns have eluded ecologists. The general principle that …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal stressors, not secondary structures or small temperature increases, control rapid facilitation of intertidal epifauna

S Montie, MS Thomsen - Marine Environmental Research, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Small animals (epifauna) are ubiquitous in marine systems. Epifauna have high secondary
production and provide trophic linkages between primary producers and higher-order …

Effects of seawater acidification on a coral reef meiofauna community

VC Sarmento, TP Souza, AM Esteves, PJP Santos - Coral Reefs, 2015‏ - Springer
Despite the increasing risk that ocean acidification will modify benthic communities, great
uncertainty remains about how this impact will affect the lower trophic levels, such as …

Can coir increase native biodiversity and reduce colonisation of non-indigenous species in eco-engineered rock pools?

RL Morris, S Golding, KA Dafforn, RA Coleman - Ecological Engineering, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The expansion of built infrastructure in the marine environment threatens natural ecological
communities at local and regional scales. An increasing interest in incorporating …

Marine infrastructure supports abundant, diverse fish assemblages at the expense of beta diversity

AG Porter, RL Ferrari, BP Kelaher, SDA Smith… - Marine Biology, 2018‏ - Springer
Anthropogenic structures are increasingly common in natural environments and present
novel habitats for resident organisms. Marine breakwalls are similar to natural reefs in that …

Macroalgal composition determines the structure of benthic assemblages colonizing fragmented habitats

MG Matias, F Arenas, M Rubal, IS Pinto - PLoS One, 2015‏ - journals.plos.org
Understanding the consequences of fragmentation of coastal habitats is an important topic
of discussion in marine ecology. Research on the effects of fragmentation has revealed …