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The introduction of coastal infrastructure as a driver of change in marine environments

2010-02-01

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1. Coastal landscapes are being transformed as a consequence of the increasing demand for urban infrastructure to sustain commercial, residential and tourist activities. A variety of man-made structures, such as breakwaters, jetties and seawalls have thus become ubiquitous features of intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats. This transformation will accelerate in response to the exponential growth of human popula...

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Literature Corpus work: a13cf9b4-587c-5ed1-ba13-43aadcaefd67
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01751.x

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