2007, Marine Ecological Surveys, Marine Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF), Predictive Framework for Assessment of Recoverability of Marine Benthic Communities Following Cessation of Aggregate Dredging

Over the last few years significant advances have been made in our knowledge of the environmental impacts of marine aggregate extraction. We now have a good understanding of the effect that dredging has on benthic communities within actively dredged areas. Our understanding of the recoverability of these communities is also advancing and whilst rec...