Print Email Facebook Twitter Five golden principles to advance marine reef restoration by linking science and industry Title Five golden principles to advance marine reef restoration by linking science and industry Author ter Hofstede, R. (TU Delft Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering; Van Oord) Bouma, Tjeerd J. (NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research; Universiteit Utrecht; HZ University of Applied Sciences) van Koningsveld, M. (TU Delft Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering; Van Oord) Date 2023 Abstract Marine reef ecosystems have degraded massively worldwide, and restoration efforts have as yet not managed to realize the scale required to reverse continued degradation. To achieve effective scales, scientific insights in restoration methods should be paired with industry-based approaches used for infrastructural development. We illustrate by five principles how long-standing experience of marine contractors with executing large-scale projects, can support reef restoration: i) utilizing industrial techniques to achieve positive impact at scale, ii) landscaping infrastructure to optimize habitat for targeted species, iii) inducing life to overcome connectivity bottle-necks and steer community composition, iv) designing nature development efforts to be self-sustainable, and v) ensuring continuity beyond project boundaries by early stakeholder engagement. Consciously connecting scientific knowledge to industry-based activities increases the likelihood that marine infrastructure development and ecosystem rehabilitation can be aligned. We plead that synergizing practices by science and industry is needed to upscale restoration efforts and truly improve marine reef ecosystems. Subject reefsupscalingrestorationindustryinfrastructure To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:297c1bb2-fb0f-4c5e-b067-54808bdbf51f DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1143242 ISSN 2296-7745 Source Frontiers in Marine Science, 10 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2023 R. ter Hofstede, Tjeerd J. Bouma, M. van Koningsveld Files PDF fmars_10_1143242.pdf 3.47 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:297c1bb2-fb0f-4c5e-b067-54808bdbf51f/datastream/OBJ/view