Early colonization of littoral communities on polyurethane coated substrates: A field and laboratory study

Materials used for urbanized coastal structures often create a hard substra te ready to be colonized. Elastocoast, a new coastal protection material made from stones and polyurethane, is such a material. This study examined the recovery and growth during the winter of 2007-2008 of the biological community on two dykes in the Netherlands which...