Print Email Facebook Twitter Identification of design features to maintain biodiversity of epibiota Title Identification of design features to maintain biodiversity of epibiota Author Anonymous, A. Corporate name TU Delft Project Delos Date 2003-07-14 Abstract In the report the epibiota colonising LCS and other coastal defence structures was for the first time characterised along several European shares, including UK, Italy, Spain and Dentnark. The composition and distribution of epibiotic communities on LCS described in relation to the position on the defence structures and other environmental factors such as geographical variation and tidal range. That study contributed to characterise the epibiota on than made structures and to identify which factors outside the control of engineering designers in this report, the effects of breakwater design features on the diversity and abundance of epibiota will be examined. Broad scale surveys and local, more specific comparisons were carried out mainly along the UK and Italian coasts to identify which key features have a major influence on the assemblages. In most studies, multivariate statistical analysis and Multiditnensional Sealing plots (MDS plots) were used. A brief description of the principles on which this analysis is based is provided in the appendix at the end of this report. Subject biodiversitylow crested dam Classification TPG110140 To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0363d004-1c44-4a48-82f5-fd36eecadd79 Publisher University of Bologna Source Delos report D46 Part of collection Hydraulic Engineering Reports Document type report Rights (c) The authors Files PDF D46.pdf 985.87 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:0363d004-1c44-4a48-82f5-fd36eecadd79/datastream/OBJ/view