Coastlines are constantly threatened by erosion. Effective coastal defense structures with
the least environmental impacts are increasingly required. Submerged and emerged …

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 …

Aromia bungii is a pest that interferes with the health of forests and hinders the development
of the fruit tree industry, and its spread is influenced by changes in abiotic factors and human …

Sustainable development in mountainous areas is closely linked to human ecological well-
being. The coordination of ecological conservation and economic development is an …

The rock type used in coastal engineering structures impacts biodiversity, but its effect has
been understudied to date. We report here on whether different combinations of rock …

Limpets are keystone grazers on rocky shores. We studied spatial patterns of four co-
occurring patellids (Patella ulyssiponensis, Patella depressa, Patella rustica, Patella …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In the current frame of proliferation of artificial structures in the sea, the ecological effects of
artificial substrates on marine environments and their associate biota become a topic of …