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The introduction of artificial structures on marine soft- and hard-bottoms: ecological implications of epibiota

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2005

FABIO BULLERI
FABIO BULLERI
Affiliation:
Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca per le Scienze Ambientali di Ravenna, Università di Bologna, Via S. Alberto 163, I-48100 Ravenna, Italy Centre for Research on Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities, Marine Laboratories A11, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Abstract

Artificial structures, such as seawalls, breakwaters, jetties, pontoons and pier pilings are becoming ubiquitous features of landscape in shallow coastal waters of urbanized areas. Nonetheless, few published studies have focused on their ecology and little effort has been devoted to determine how the various objectives (economic, social and ecological) involved in their introduction into natural systems can be reconciled.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , June 2005 , pp. 101 - 102
Copyright
2005 Foundation for Environmental Conservation

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