Environmental impact of shipwrecks in the North Sea: I. Positive effects: epifauna of North Sea shipwrecks
Leewis, R.J.; Waardenburg, H.W. (1991). Environmental impact of shipwrecks in the North Sea: I. Positive effects: epifauna of North Sea shipwrecks. Wat. Sci. Tech. 24(10): 297-298
In: Water Science and Technology. IWA Publishing: Oxford. ISSN 0273-1223; e-ISSN 1996-9732, more
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Bioindicators
Environmental impact assessments
Environments > Aquatic environment > Marine environment
Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals
Shipwrecks
Species composition
Structures > Hydraulic structures > Offshore structures
Marine/Coastal |
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- Leewis, R.J.
- Waardenburg, H.W., more
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| Abstract |
The paper reports on a study to assess qualitative and quantitative species composition of epifauna of shipwrecks, offshore platforms, etc., in the North Sea, and to identify possible biological indicators of water quality. Methods employed include diver estimates of cover for each species; phototransects, analyzed in the laboratory; and samples, analyzed in the laboratory. It was found that shipwrecks and other artificial hard substrates on thesea bottom consitutue an enrichment of diversity and natural recourses of that sea. |
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