Neglected supralittoral habitats on coastal artificial structures

Fabio Bulleri; Moisés A. Aguilera; Martin Thiel

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2025.01.005

Neglected supralittoral habitats on coastal artificial structures

Fabio Bulleri
, Moisés A. Aguilera
, Martin Thiel

Faculty of Liberal Arts

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Abstract

Artificial structures are ubiquitous features of urbanized coastal landscapes, but research and management solutions have focused on lower shore communities, neglecting the terrestrial-marine transitional zone. The ecological role of supralittoral habitats on artificial structures generates unique opportunities for the conservation of native species and reducing the spread of nondesired species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323-326
Number of pages	4
Journal	Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Volume	40
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.01.005
State	Published - Apr 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

artificial habitats
biodiversity
coastal defense
coastal urbanization
transitional habitats

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Neglected supralittoral habitats on coastal artificial structures

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