Restoration Objective:
This study aimed to conduct the first trials of Kelp habitat restoration using the green gravel method in southern Europe.
Site Selection Criteria:
All sites were selected to have predominantly rocky substrate with minimal sand (<5%) and were deployed at consistent depths (~17–18 m), matching the reference kelp forest. Shallower deployments (5–10 m) were excluded due to gravel loss in prior trials, and light availability at these depths was not considered limiting, as kelp forests along the Portuguese coast occur to at least 25 m depth
Key Reasons For Decline:
Unspecified
Scientific Paper
Assessing Atlantic Kelp Forest Restoration Efforts in Southern Europe
Organisation:
MARE is a multipolar RD&I Centre, presently with seven poles, six of them located at higher education campus in Portuguese mainland, respectively University of Coimbra (MARE-UCoimbra), Polytechnic of Leiria (MARE-IPLeiria), University of Lisbon (MARE-ULisboa), NOVA University of Lisbon (MARE-NOVA), ISPA (MARE-ISPA), and University of Évora (MARE-UÉvora), plus one pole in the Madeira archipelago (MARE-Madeira).
MARE combines expertise allowing approaching scientifically and technologically all types of aquatic systems, from river basins and associated landscapes, to estuaries, coastal, and large marine ecosystems.
