A Mega-Nourishment (Sand Motor) Affects Landscape Diversity of Subtidal Benthic Fauna

The Sand Motor is a very large (20 million m3) nourishment constructed along the coast in The Netherlands. The huge volume of sand is redistributed along the coast by natural forces stemming from tidal currents and waves. For environmental evaluation of this large construction, the benthic subtidal...

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Main Authors: Peter M. J. Herman, J. J. Simeon Moons, Jeroen W. M. Wijsman, Arjen P. Luijendijk, Tom Ysebaert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.643674/full