Effects of chemical disturbances on intertidal benthic assemblages

As coastal population growth increases globally, effective waste management practices are required to protect biodiversity. Water authorities are under increasing pressure to reduce the impact of sewage effluent discharged into the coastal environment and restore disturbed ecosystems. We review the role of benthic macroalgae as ecosystem engineers and focus particularly on the temperate Australasian fucoid Hormosira banksii as a case study for rocky intertidal restoration efforts. Research focussing on the roles of ecosystem engineers is lagging behind restoration research of ecosystem engineers. As such, management decisions are being made without a sound understanding of the ecology of ecosystem engineers. For successful restoration of rocky intertidal shores it is important that we assess the thresholds of engineering traits (discussed herein) and the environmental conditions under which they are important.

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Impacts of bleach on bryozoans: A framework to distinguish direct and indirect effects using chemical and physical manipulations

Mayer‐Pinto

2017

Science of The Total Environment

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Effects of chemical disturbances on intertidal benthic assemblages

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A conceptual framework for ecosystem management based on tradeoff analysis

Restoring rocky intertidal communities: Lessons from a benthic macroalgal ecosystem engineer

Impacts of bleach on bryozoans: A framework to distinguish direct and indirect effects using chemical and physical manipulations

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