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NatureScot Research Report 1275 - Time series analysis to determine change in maerl beds.

Published online: 21 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Doggett, M. & Morris-Webb, L. & Baldock, L.

Content type: Reports

This report evaluates methods for monitoring the recovery of maerl beds, a sensitive and declining habitat protected in several Marine Protected Areas...

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Assessing fish-fishery dynamics from a spatially explicit metapopulation perspective reveals winners and losers in fisheries management.

Published online: 24 Feb 2024

Authors: Radici, A. & Claudet, J. & Ligas, A. & Bitetto, I. & Lembo, G. & Spedicato, M. T. & Sartor, P. & Piccardi, C. & Melià, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionitThis link goes to a English section Sustainable management of living resources must reconcile biodiversity cons...

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Below-ground ecosystem engineers enhance biodiversity and function in a polluted ecosystem.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Bugnot, A. B. & Gribben, P. E. & O'Connor, W. A. & Erickson, K. & Coleman, R. A. & Dafforn, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many important ecosystem functions are underpinned by below-ground biodiversity and processes. Marine sediments, one of the most abundant habitats on ...

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Seascape connectivity of temperate fishes between estuarine nursery areas and open coastal reefs.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Swadling, D. S. & Knott, N. A. & Taylor, M. D. & Coleman, M. A. & Davis, A. R. & Rees, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While estuaries are considered valuable nurseries for many harvested fish species, little quantitative data exist about the spatial scales over which ...

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Predicting regional cumulative effects of future development on coastal ecosystems to support indigenous governance.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Tulloch, V. J. D. & Adams, M. & Finn, R. & Bourbonnais, M. & Avery-Gomm, S. & Penn, B. & Martin, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To achieve better biodiversity outcomes and match local governance capacity, cumulative effects assessment frameworks that combine Indigenous and west...

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Unpredictability in seagrass restoration: analysing the role of positive feedback and environmental stress on Zostera noltii transplants.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Suykerbuyk, W. & Govers, L. L. & Bouma, T. J. & Giesen, W. B. J. T. & Jong, D. J. de & Voort, R. van de & Giesen, K. & Giesen, P. T. & Katwijk, M. M. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of key species in dynamic coastal ecosystems benefits from reduction in environmental stress. This can be realized by promoting positive f...

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Greening of grey infrastructure should not be used as a Trojan horse to facilitate coastal development.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Firth, L. B. & Airoldi, L. & Bulleri, F. & Challinor, S. & Chee SuYin & Evans, A. J. & Hanley, M. E. & Knights, A. M. & O'Shaughnessy, K. & Thompson, R. C. & Hawkins, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change and coastal urbanization are driving the replacement of natural habitats with artificial structures and reclaimed land globally. These ...

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Art in support of improved understanding of changing coastal environments.

Published online: 19 Jan 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: McInnes, R. & Stanford-Clark, C.

Content type: Reports

This study, taking advantage of the author's extensive collection of coastal art imagery, together with images kindly made available by galleries, auc...

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A framework for assessing the biodiversity and fishery aspects of marine reserves.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Levin, P. S. & Kaplan, I. & Grober-Dunsmore, R. & Chittaro, P. M. & Oyamada, S. & Andrews, K. & Mangel, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resource management agencies are often charged with managing natural resources for economic and social goals, while also protecting and conserving bio...

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NatureScot Research Report 1265 - Biological analyses of underwater video footage collected from around the Isle of Arran (Firth of Clyde) in 2015.

Published online: 10 Oct 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Moore, C.

Content type: Reports

This report contributes to a long series of underwater video analyses commissioned by SNH since 2009. The primary aim of these studies is to improve k...

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