Restoration of a temperate reef: Effects on the fish community

• Published in: Open Journal of Ecology
• Main Authors: Støttrup, Josianne, Stenberg, Claus, Dahl, Karsten, Kristensen, Louise Dahl, Richardson, Katherine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Kattegat; Læsø; Ballan; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/4a807b36-b12e-40b8-83df-236216caf209; https://doi.org/10.4236/oje.2014.416086; https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/104752410/Publishers_version.pdf

The extraction of large boulders from coastal reefs for construction of harbours and coastal protection has led to habitat degradation for local fish populations through the destruction of cavernous reefs and changes in macroalgal cover resulting from a loss of substrate. The temperate reef at Læsø...