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Benthic colonization on new materials for marine ecosystem restoration in Porto Cesareo, Italy

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We tested the efficacy of these materials with restoration purposes through experimental tiles consisting in Biochar (B), Bioferment (F), and tiles made of concrete which were used as controls (Ct) for the colonization of marine organisms in the marine protected area of Porto Cesareo, Southern Italy (20m depth). Tiles were monitored making photographs from October 2019 to September 2021, and the colonization process analyzed using the software Photoquad.

Funding

This research was funded by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), grant number 88887.483420/2020-00 and 88887.758173/2022-00. This paper belongs to the project OCEAN CITIZEN (“Marine forest coastal restoration: an underwater gardening so-cio-ecological plan”, Horizon Europe HORIZON-MISS-2021-OCEAN-02-01, Contract Number 101093910).

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    artificial reefs

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    MIT