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Seaweed aquaculture and mechanical harvesting: an evidence review to support sustainable management.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Wilding, C. & Tillin, H. & Corrigan, S. E. & Stuart, E. A. I. A. & Felstead, P. & Lubelski, A. & Burrows, M. S. D.

Content type: Reports

Seaweed production in England and Wales is an emerging industry. The aim of this contract was to increase understanding of the methods used for mechan...

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A review of the current methods used to estimate the macroalgal standing stock in England and Wales.

Published online: 12 Oct 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Tillin, H. M. & Mason, E. & Jones, M. & Burrows, M. & Smale, D.

Content type: Reports

This report provides Natural England and Natural Resources Wales with a useful review and assessment of the tools and methods used to calculate macroa...

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Predicting the impact of an invasive seaweed on the fitness of native fauna.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Wright, J. T. & Gribben, P. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the impacts of invasive species on natural ecosystems is an important component of developing management strategies. Habitat-forming inv...

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The role of overgrazing and anthropogenic disturbance in shaping spatial patterns of distribution of an invasive seaweed.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Tamburello, L. & Bulleri, F. & Balata, D. & Benedetti-Cecchi, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural and human-generated disturbances are widely acknowledged as key drivers of biological invasions. Understanding the role of spatial patterns of...

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Climate-smart aquaculture: evidences and potentials for northern coastal area of Vietnam.

Published online: 06 Jul 2016

Authors: Tu Trinh & Nhuong Tran & Quyen Cao

Content type: Bulletin

Coastal aquaculture, particularly brackish water shrimp farming, plays an important role in the socio-economic development of most coastal communities...

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South Walney lagoons: species composition monitoring: final report.

Published online: 31 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Bhatia, N. & Franco, A.

Content type: Reports

In this work, the Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies (IECS) was commissioned by Natural England to undertake a condition monitoring study to e...

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Marine Restoration Potential MaRePo.

Published online: 19 Oct 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Johnson, C. L. E. & Axelsson, M. & Brown, L. & Carrigan, K. H. O. & Cordingley, A. & Elliot, A. L. & Downie, A. & Gannon, L. & Green, B. C. & Jones, J. & Marsh, M. K. & McNie, F. & Mills, S. R. A. & Wallace, N. M. & Woods, H. J.

Content type: Reports

This report focuses on the Marine Restoration Potential (MaRePo) project, which serves as a proof-of-concept study investigating the habitat restorati...

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Iodine in the U.K. environment with particular reference to agriculture.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Whitehead, D. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The iodine content of the top 15 cm of 132 soils formed from a variety of parent materials within the UK ranged from 0.5 to 98.2 mu g g-1 on a dry wei...

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A categorisation system for maerl bed habitats in England.

Published online: 10 Nov 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Axelsson, M.

Content type: Reports

This document aims to discuss and suggest a new categorisation system for different maerl bed habitats in English inshore waters, with potential for w...

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Accounting for environmental stress in restoration of intertidal foundation species.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Clausing, R. J. & Fuente, G. de la & Falace, A. & Chiantore, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of foundation species in historical habitat may be difficult if adult facilitation is obligatory for survival of early life stages. On int...

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