Conceptualisation of multiple impacts interacting in the marine environment using marine infrastructure as an example

V Komyakova, JBD Jaffrés, EMA Strain… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The human population is increasingly reliant on the marine environment for food, trade,
tourism, transport, communication and other vital ecosystem services. These services …

Artificial reefs around the world: a review of the state of the art and a meta-analysis of its effectiveness for the restoration of marine ecosystems

C Bracho-Villavicencio, H Matthews-Cascon, S Rossi - Environments, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the past decade, there has been increasing interest in marine restoration, requiring a
consideration of various approaches for optimal success. Artificial reefs (ARs) have been …

[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 reef footprint in the United States ocean

AB Paxton, DN Steward, KJ Mille, J Renchen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Marine ecosystem declines have spurred global efforts to restore degraded habitats,
manage marine life and enhance recreation opportunities by installing built structures called …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating biodiversity for coral reef reformation and monitoring on complex 3D structures using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding

N Levy, N Simon-Blecher, S Ben-Ezra, M Yuval… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Quantifying coral reef biodiversity is challenging for cryptofauna and organisms in early life
stages. We demonstrate the utility of eDNA metabarcoding as a tool for comprehensively …

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 …

Global synthesis of effects and feedbacks from artificial reefs on socioecological systems in recreational fisheries

L Chong, ZA Siders, K Lorenzen… - Fish and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial reefs have been widely deployed with the intention of increasing fish habitat,
enhancing recreational fishery opportunities and providing socio‐economic benefits to …

Nutrient dynamics, carbon storage and community composition on artificial and natural reefs in Bali, Indonesia

Z Boakes, IGNA Suryaputra, AE Hall, DJ Franklin… - Marine Biology, 2023 - Springer
Artificial reefs are now commonly used as a tool to restore degraded coral reefs and have a
proven potential to enhance biodiversity. Despite this, there is currently a limited …

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 …

Using ecological evidence to refine approaches to deploying offshore artificial reefs for recreational fisheries

C Blount, V Komyakova, L Barnes… - Bulletin of Marine …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Artificial reefs have many applications but are best known for their deployments to enhance
recreational fisheries by creating new habitat in areas where natural reef is otherwise …