Authors:
Cooper, K., S. Ware, K. Vanstaen and J. Barry
Publication Date:
2011
Abstract/Summary:
Restoration of offshore marine habitats is a relatively new concept, with attempts in the European Union being largely instigated by requirements of various strategic directives. In this experiment, we investigate the practicality and effectiveness of gravel seeding, using a commercial aggregate dredging vessel, in order to recreate a gravel habitat. Although financial and practical constraints limited replication of the Treatment to one area, and so precluded strong statistical conclusions, our results suggested that the technique was both practically feasible, and successful in terms of returning the physical and biological attributes at the Treatment site to a state more representative of gravelly substrata in the wider, un-impacted environment.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Link:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771410003537