Impacts of Marine and Lagoon Aquaculture on Macrophytes in Mediterranean Benthic Ecosystems

The direct and indirect impact of fish farms, shellfish aquaculture, and extensive forms of aquaculture such as seeding of juvenile sea urchins, on macrophytes (seaweeds and seagrasses), is reviewed in Mediterranean benthic ecosystems. Fish farms constitute a source of organic matter and nutrients (...

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Main Authors: Charles-François Boudouresque, Aurélie Blanfuné, Gérard Pergent, Christine Pergent-Martini, Michèle Perret-Boudouresque, Thierry Thibaut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00218/full