Early Colonization of Algal Communities on Polyurethane Bonded Aggregate: a Field and Laboratory Study

• Published in: Journal of coastal research Vol. SI; no. 56; pp. 438 - 442
• Main Authors: Lock, M.C., van der Geest, H.G., Lazonder, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fort Lauderdale Coastal Education & Research Foundation (CERF) 01.01.2009; Allen Press Inc
• Subjects: Algae; Aquatic habitats; Basalt; Biodiversity; Biofilms; Coastal; Coastal ecology; Coastal Ecosystems; Coastal zone; Coastal zone management; Coasts; Colonization; Communities; Dikes; Enteromorpha; Environmental protection; Experiments; Flora; Fucus spiralis; Laboratories; Marine biology; Marine ecology; Polyurethane resins; Recovery; Revetments; Seasons; Species; Stone; Substrates; Urban structures; Vegetation; ANE, Netherlands

More and more coastlines are changing into urban structures. This change is marked by the application of a wide variety of different materials as revetments, often creating a hard substrate. The realization of such substrates can have large consequences for the flora and fauna inhabiting the coastal...