• Ecosystem service benefits and costs of deep-sea ecosystem restoration 

      Chen, Wenting; Wallhead, Philip; Hynes, Stephen; Groeneveld, Rolf; O'Connor, Eamonn; Gambi, Cristina; Danovaro, Roberto; Tinch, Rob; Nadia, Papadopoulou; Smith, Chris (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Deep-sea ecosystems are facing degradation which could have severe consequences for biodiversity and the livelihoods of coastal populations. Ecosystem restoration as a natural based solution has been regarded as a useful ...
    • Facilitating foundation species: The potential for plant-bivalve interactions to improve habitat restoration success 

      Gagnon, Karine; Rinde, Eli; Bengil, Elizabeth Grace Tunka; Carugati, Laura; Christianen, Marjolijn J.A.; Danovaro, Roberto; Gambi, Cristina; Govers, Laura L.; Kipson, Silvija; Meysick, Lukas; Pajusalu, Liina; Tüney Kızılkaya, İnci; van de Koppel, Johan; van der Heide, Tjisse; van Katwijk, Marieke M.; Boström, Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      1.Vegetated marine and freshwater habitats are being increasingly lost around the world. Habitat restoration is a critical step for conserving these valuable habitats, but new approaches are needed to increase restoration ...
    • Habitat features and their influence on the restoration potential of marine habitats in Europe 

      Bekkby, Trine; Papadopoulou, Nadia; Fiorentino, Dario; McOwen, Chris J.; Rinde, Eli; Boström, Christoffer; Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Linares, Cristina; Andersen, Guri Sogn; Bengil, Elizabeth Grace Tunka; Bilan, Meri; Cebrian, Emma; Cerrano, Carlo; Donovaro, Roberto; Fagerli, Camilla With; Fraschetti, Simonetta; Gagnon, Karine; Gambi, Cristina; Gundersen, Hege; Kipson, Silvija; Kotta, Jonne; Morato, Telmo; Ojaveer, Henn; Ramirez-Llodra, Eva (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      To understand the restoration potential of degraded habitats, it is important to know the key processes and habitat features that allow for recovery after disturbance. As part of the EU (Horizon 2020) funded MERCES project, ...
    • Habitat mapping in the European Seas - is it fit for purpose in the marine restoration agenda? 

      Gerovasileiou, Vasilis; Smit, Christopher J; Sevastou, Katerina; Papadopoulou, Nadia; Dailianis, Thanos; Bekkby, Trine; Fiorentino, Dario; McOwen, Chris J.; Amaro, Teresa; Bengil, Elizabeth Grace Tunka; Bilan, Meri; Boström, Christoffer; Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Cebrian, Emma; Cerrano, Carlo; Danovaro, Roberto; Fraschetti, Simonetta; Gagnon, Karine; Gambi, Cristina; Grehan, Anthony; Hereu, Bernat; Kipson, Silvija; Kotta, Jonne; Linares, Cristina; Morato, Telmo; Ojaveer, Henn; Orav-Kotta, Helen; Sarà, Antonio; Scrimgeour, Rachael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      As habitat mapping is crucially important for developing effective management and restoration plans, the aim of this work was to produce a census of available map resources at the European scale focusing on: a) key marine ...
    • Human activities and resultant pressures on key European marine habitats: An analysis of mapped resources 

      Dailianis, Thanos; Smith, Christopher J.; Papadopoulou, Nadia; Gerovasileiou, Vasilis; Sevastou, Katerina; Bekkby, Trine; Bilan, Meri; Billett, David; Boström, Christoffer; Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Danovaro, Roberto; Fraschetti, Simonetta; Gagnon, Karine; Gambi, Cristina; Grehan, Anthony; Kipson, Silvija; Kotta, Jonne; McOwen, Chris J.; Morato, Telmo; Ojaveer, Henn; Pham, Christopher K.; Scrimgeour, Rachael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Human activities exert a wide range of pressures on marine ecosystems, often resulting in the loss of species and degradation of habitats. If effective policies and management practices to restore past damage and reduce ...