Marine Eco-engineering Research Unit media
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Expeditions: What's the Catch?
Eco-Engineering Solutions feature on EarthEcho.
EarthEcho International is building a global youth movement to protect and restore our ocean planet.
- Watch the interview with Philippe Cousteau
- Watch the STEM Career Closeup with Louise Firth
SoundArt Radio
PhD student Charley Clubley and Louise Firth talk about their research on SoundArt Radio - a South Devon based community radio station.
Tune in to hear the recorded stream.
Tune in to hear the recorded stream.
Is there space for nature in the Anthropocene?
Dr Louise Firth's TEDx talk centres on how small-scale engineering interventions can be implemented on seawalls and other artificial marine structures to create suitable habitats for marine life.
Launch of Conservation Evidence Synopsis on Enhancing the Biodiversity of Marine Artificial Structures
Global evidence for the effects of interventions
Invasive species may be important for facilitating native species on marine artificial structures
The degree to which native habitat-forming species versus invasive habitat-forming species either do or do not facilitate other native or non-native species is a rich area for investigation.
BIOBLOCKs show how coastal designs could benefit marine life
There is growing concern about the impacts of ocean sprawl on marine ecosystems.
We're researching how eco-engineering techniques, such as BIOBLOCKS, can be used to mimic natural rock pools, pits and crevices on artificial structures to support native biodiversity.
Eco-engineering research features in the Science Journal for Teens
Research on the creation of artificial rock pools features in the Science Journal for Teens:
Could this be a concrete solution to biodiversity loss? (PDF)
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Artificial rockpools
"I'm really happy with the outcomes of this research. It shows that even simple things like drilling holes in boulders can make a difference for marine life." Ally Evans
BBC news: Wildlife colonises man-made rockpools
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Eco-engineering experiment in Ireland
"We are building lots of artificial structures that are typically featureless, but they don’t have to be that way." Louise Firth
The Irish Times: Putting marine life back into ocean sprawl.
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Dr Louise Firth on the causeway to Mutton Island in Galway Bay. Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy