Louise B. Firth

TL;DR: Benjamins et al. as mentioned in this paper reviewed the Marine Megafauna Interactions with Tidal Stream Environments and found that scale-dependent patterns emerge from very complex effects. But they did not consider the effect of the number of seabirds in the British Isles.

TL;DR: The mechanisms by which ocean sprawl may modify ecological connectivity, including trophic connectivity associated with the flow of nutrients and resources are reviewed, revealing the paucity of studies directly addressing the effects of artificial structures on ecological connectivity in the marine environment, particularly at large spatial and temporal scales.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the major impacts coastal defence structures have on surrounding environments and recent experiments informing building coastal defences in a more ecologically sustainable manner, and outline guidelines and recommendations to provide multiple ecosystem services while maintaining engineering efficacy.

TL;DR: In this paper, small-scale engineering interventions can have a significant positive effect on the biodiversity of artificial structures, promoting more diverse and resilient communities on local scales, which can be applied to the design of multifunctional structures that provide a range of ecosystem services.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the epibiotic communities associated with artificial coastal defence structures and natural habitats to ask the following questions: (1) is species richness on emergent substrata greater in natural than artificial habitats and is the magnitude of this difference greater at mid than upper tidal levels; (2) is the species richness greater in rock pools than emergent substrate, and (3) in artificial habitats, is a species richness in rock pool greater in mid-than upper-tide levels?