Feasibility of the Sabellarid Reef Habitat Restoration

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 9
• Main Authors: Franzitta, Giulio, Colletti, Alberto, Savinelli, Beatrice, Lo Martire, Marco, Corinaldesi, Cinzia, Musco, Luigi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 14.03.2022; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic habitats; bioconstruction; Biodiversity; Breakwaters; Coastal erosion; Coasts; Ecosystem disturbance; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Environmental conditions; Environmental requirements; Environmental restoration; Epoxy compounds; Feasibility studies; Fluorides; Granulometry; habitat restoration; Habitats; honeycomb worm; Hydrodynamics; Mitigation; Nursery grounds; Organic loading; Reefs; ross worm; Sabellaria; Sediment load; Sediments; Shallow water; Social behaviour; Soil erosion; Survival; Transplantation; Water filtration; Italy; Adriatic Sea; Mediterranean Sea

Polychaetes of the genus Sabellaria (Annelida, Sabellariidae) are gregarious bioconstructors that build reefs by assembling rigid tubes with sand grains in shallow waters. Sabellarid bioconstructions provide important ecosystem services such as sediment stabilization, water filtration and the mitiga...