A systematic review of artificial reefs as platforms for coral reef research and conservation.

Artificial reefs (ARs) have been used on coral reefs for ecological research, conservation, and socio-cultural purposes since the 1980s. We examined spatio-temporal patterns in AR deployment in tropical and subtropical coral reefs (up to 35° latitude) and evaluated their efficacy in meeting conserva...

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Auteurs principaux: Emily Higgins, Anna Metaxas, Robert E Scheibling
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Collection:PLoS ONE
Accès en ligne:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261964

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