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Benthic communities on hard substrates: small scale feasibility trials for artificial reefs
Benthic Habitats and Communities WAMSI Westport Marine Science Program
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
2025
Abstract
Artificial reefs (ARs) have been identified as a potential mitigation strategy by the Westport program. In addition, breakwaters and rock walls are features of ports that may also act as ARs. This study carried out small-scale, field-based feasibility trials for ARs in relation to factors that affect the settlement of native and non-indigenous species (NIS). It will help inform any potential mitigation strategies involving ARs as part of the Westport program and forms a component of the larger project Benthic communities in soft-sediment and on hard substrates: baseline data, pressure-response relationships of key biota for environmental impact assessment, and mitigation strategies for artificial reefs. Specifically, this project component aimed to: (1) determine the influence of four artificial substrates on sessile community composition, including NIS and native species; and (2) investigate the role of natural factors such as deployment location and timing on the sessile communities.
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- Title
- Benthic communities on hard substrates: small scale feasibility trials for artificial reefs
- Authors/Creators
- Sorcha Cronin-O'Reilly - Murdoch University, School of Environmental and Conservation SciencesHenry Carrick - Edith Cowan UniversityJames Tweedley - Murdoch University, School of Environmental and Conservation SciencesGlenn Hyndes - Edith Cowan University
- Publication Details
- Benthic Habitats and Communities WAMSI Westport Marine Science Program
- Publisher
- Western Australian Marine Science Institution
- Grants
- Westport: Theme 2: Benthic Communities and Habitats - Hard substrates, 20495, General
- Identifiers
- 991005885754207891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report
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