This document is a comprehensive survey of the scientific knowledge acquired in late 2012 on the environmental impacts of marine aggregate extraction.The synthesis completes international knowledge (ICES WGEXT, COST Action 638 "MAGGNET") with local investigation in Normandy on two sites of the Eastern English Channel in the framework of the 2003-2011 SIEGMA programme.
FORMAT
Produit proposé à la vente en plusieurs composants
Physical impacts Effects on the coastline Effects on the water column Effects on topography and seabed sediments Restoration of topography and seabed sediments
Biological Impacts Effects on benthos Recolonization of benthic communities Effects on fish Recovery of the fish communities Effects on the trophic relationships between benthos and fish Modelling of the Eastern English Channel's food web
Effects on habitats and biodiversity
Dissemination of marine aggregate extraction issues to the public
Conclusion
Prospects
Bibliography
Glossary
This document is a comprehensive survey of the scientific knowledge acquired in late 2012 on the environmental impacts of marine aggregate extraction.The synthesis completes international knowledge (ICES WGEXT, COST Action 638 "MAGGNET") with local investigation in Normandy on two sites of the Eastern English Channel in the framework of the 2003-2011 SIEGMA programme.