The current development of human activities at sea (eg land reclamation, maritime activity
and marine renewable energy) is leading to a significant increase in the number of …

Coastal zones are ecosystems of high economic value but exposed to numerous
disturbances, while they represent nurseries for many fish species, raising the issue of the …

Port areas are subjected to multiple anthropic pressures that directly impact residing marine
communities and deprive them of most of their essential ecological functions. Several global …

Coastal areas offer a diversity of habitats providing refugia and nursery for fish, promoting
their biodiversity and associated contributions to people. Yet, natural coastlines are replaced …

1.4. Background The marine environment is highly biodiverse, and this biodiversity provides
essential goods and services to humans and enhances human well-being (Gamfeldt et al …

The sinking of artificial structures has become increasingly common around the world, but
whether the artificial structures favour or disfavour fish diversity remain under debate …

The nursery function of littoral habitats for juvenile fish is widely recognized, but data on the
specific habitat features that contribute to this function is sparse for many species, in part …

Early-life stages play a key role in the dynamics of bipartite life cycle marine fish populations.
Difficult to monitor, observations of these stages are often scattered in space and time. While …

Coastal and estuarine habitats that provide crucial nursery areas for many economically and
ecologically important fish species are in decline. Restoration of benthic habitats can …

Highly degraded lowland river ecosystems are of global concern to restoration practitioners.
Hazardous anthropogenic structures, such as those used for water level management (ie …