FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI The elephant in the room: Introduced species also profit from refuge creation by artificial fish habitats
BT 
AF GAUFF, Robin
   Joubert, Etienne
   Curd, Amelia
   Carlier, Antoine
   Chavanon, Fabienne
   Ravel, Christophe
   Bouchoucha, Marc
AS 1:1,2;2:2;3:1;4:1;5:2;6:2;7:2;
FF 1:PDG-ODE-DYNECO-LEBCO;2:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;3:PDG-ODE-DYNECO-LEBCO;4:PDG-ODE-DYNECO-LEBCO;5:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;6:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;7:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;
C1 Ifremer, DYNECO, Laboratory of Coastal Benthic Ecology, F-29280, Plouzané, France
   Ifremer, Lab Environm Ressources Provence Azur Corse, CS 20330, F-83507, La Seyne Sur Mer, France
C2 IFREMER, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI TOULON
   BREST
SE PDG-ODE-DYNECO-LEBCO
   PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC
IN WOS Ifremer UPR
IF 3.3
TC 6
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00819/93110/99690.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Eco-engineering;Fouling;Introduced species;Rehabilitation;Artificial habitats;Community composition
AB Increasingly, ecological rehabilitation is envisioned to mitigate and revert impacts of ocean sprawl on coastal marine biodiversity. While in the past studies have demonstrated the positive effects of artificial fish habitats in port areas on fish abundance and diversity, benthic colonization of these structures has not yet been taken into consideration. This could be problematic as they may provide suitable habitat for Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) and hence facilitate their spreading. The present study aimed to examine communities developing on artificial fish habitats and to observe if the number of NIS was higher than in surrounding equivalent habitats. The structures were colonized by communities that were significantly different compared to those surrounding the control habitat, and they were home to a greater number of NIS. As NIS can cause severe ecological and economical damages, our results imply that in conjunction with the ecosystem services provided by artificial fish habitats, an ecosystem disservice in the form of facilitated NIS colonization may be present. These effects have not been shown before and need to be considered to effectively decide in which situations artificial structures may be used for fish rehabilitation. 
PY 2023
PD MAR
SO Marine Environmental Research
SN 0141-1136
PU Elsevier BV
VL 185
UT 000924571100001
DI 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105859
ID 93110
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