A good understanding of the mechanisms and magnitude of the impact of invasive alien
species on ecosystem services and biodiversity is a prerequisite for the efficient prioritisation …

Approaches toward habitat conservation and restoration often include supplementing or
enhancing existing, degraded, or lost natural habitats. In aquatic environments, a popular …

Secondary (ie, heterotrophic or animal) production is a main pathway of energy flow through
an ecosystem as it makes energy available to consumers, including humans. Its estimation …

It is presented a systematic literature review of artificial reef research, including 620 studies
throughout the world from 1962 to 2018. The primary focus of this study was to examine long …

The introduction of artificial hard substrates in an area dominated by a sandy seabed
increases habitat available to epifouling organisms. To investigate this, samples were taken …

Long-term effects of the Horns Rev 1 offshore wind farm (OWF) on fish abundance, diversity
and spatial distribution were studied. This OWF is situated on the Horns Reef sand bank in …

Abstract Effects of offshore wind farm (OSW) development in the US on fishery resources
have been predicted based on European experience. A seven-year study of the first US …

The most controversial fishery in US waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) is for northern red
snapper Lutjanus campechanus, which collapsed in the late 1980s when stock biomass …

Increasing anthropogenic pressure in the offshore marine environment highlights the need
for improved management and conservation of offshore ecosystems. This study scrutinises …

When oil and gas platforms become obsolete they go through a decommissioning process.
This may include partial removal (from the surface to 26 m depth) or complete removal of the …