Protected yet unmanaged: insights into the ecological status of conservation priority stony reefs in Belgian waters based on the integrative use of remote sensing technologies

Stony reefs are ecologically important, providing irreplaceable ecosystem services. These fragile environments are recognised as conservation priorities by all relevant global and European policies. Bottom-contacting fisheries are an important source of anthropogenic disturbance to the seafloor’s ph...

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Main Authors: Giacomo Montereale Gavazzi, Silvia Paoletti, Pavlina Podholova, Danae-Athena Kapasakali, Francis Kerckhof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1253932/full