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

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

卷:117

Review

Bellgrove, Alecia^1,2  McKenzie, Prudence F.^1,2  Cameron, Hayley^1,2,5  Pocklington, Jacqueline B.^3,4,6 

[1] Deakin Univ, Geelong, Vic, Australia

[2] Ctr Integrat Ecol, Sch Life & Environm Sci, Warrnambool Campus,POB 423, Warrnambool, Vic 3280, Australia

[3] Univ Melbourne, Dept Zool, Parkville, Vic 3010, Australia

[4] Museum Victoria, Marine Invertebrates, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, Vic 3001, Australia

[5] Monash Univ, Sch Biol Sci, Clayton, Vic 3800, Australia

[6] Newcastle Univ, Sch Marine Sci & Technol, Dove Marine Lab, Cullercoats, Tyne & Wear NE30 4PZ, England

关键词: Facilitation;    Foundation species;    Fucoid algae;    Hormosira banksii;    Positive interactions;    Sewage;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.02.012

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

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. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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