Artificial reef evaluation : with application to natural marine habitats / edited by William Seaman, Jr.

Beneath the coastal waters of the world lie thousands of artificial reefs. Some are old and retired freighters and ships that once plied the oceans of the world but now serve as habitats for marine life. Others are newer reefs that have been designed and built for specific applications. With the fie...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Seaman, William, 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, ©2000.
Series:Marine science series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Purposes and practices of artificial reef evaluation / William Seaman, Jr., Antony C. Jensen
  • Study design and data analysis issues / Kenneth M. Portier, Gianna Fabi, Paul H. Darius
  • Physical characteristics and engineering at reef sites / Y. Peter Sheng
  • Evaluation methods for trophic resource factors
  • nutrients, primary production, and associated assemblages / Margaret W. Miller, Annalisa Falace
  • Fish and macroinvertebrate evaluation methods / Stephen A. Bortone, Melita A. Samoilys, Patrice Francour
  • Social and economic evaluation methods / J. Walter Milon, Stephen M. Holland, David J. Whitmarsh
  • Integrating evaluation into reef project planning / William J. Lindberg, Giulio Relini.