The Issue of Artificial Reefs and their impact on marine ecology Draft #1

This topic submitted by Matt Friend ( friendmj@muohio.edu) at 7:29 PM on 5/2/09.

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Tropical Field Courses -Western Program-Miami University

Matthew Friend
GLG 413

The Purpose of my research paper is to delve into the current issues of the destruction of natural reefs and environmentalistsÕ effort to create reefs to house the current marine species losing their natural reefs before they are lost. I plan on doing this by focusing on FloridaÕs artificial reef program and research that has been conducted on artificial reef ecology.

1. Introduction
a. What is an artificial reef?
b. What makes up an AR?
i. Materials
c. Where are these located?
i. All over the world, but as seen in the course, Florida had numerous
d. What is the purpose?
i. Make up for the destruction of natural reefs.
2. FloridaÕs Artificial Reef Program
a. Location
i. Keys a major
b. Purpose
c. Recreation
i. Recreational diving sites
d. What makes up FloridaÕs artificial reef complexes?
3. Attraction to artificial reefs
a. Reef microorganisms
b. Chemoattractants
c. Benthic communities
4. Artificial Reef Ecology based on research
a. Feeding habits of fish around the reefs
b. Roles of structural features
c. Windmill farms and their potential to hurt or help marine ecology

Works Cited:

ÒArtificial Reefs of the Florida KeysÓ 8 Feburary 2002.

Allen J (2000). Artificial biospheres and a model for Global ecology on plant Earth. Life Support Biosphere Science, 7(3) 273-282.

Einbinder S, Perelberg A, Ben-Shaprut O, Foucart MH, Shashar N (2006). Effects of artificial reefs on fish grazing in their vicinity: Evidence from algae presentation experiments. Marine Environmental Research, 61 110-119.

Fukunaga A, Bailey-Brock JH (2008). Benthic infaunal communities around two artificial reefs in Mamela Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. Marine Environmental Research, 65 250-265.

Lee HS, Sidharthan M, Shim CS, Kim YD, Lim CY, Ko JW, Han MD, Rang MJ, Bim LS, Cho HS, Shin HW (2008). Screening and formulation of chemoattractant coatings for artificial reef structures. Journal of Environmental Biology, 29(4) 605-612.

Perkol-Finkel S, Shashar N, Benayahu Y (2006). Can artificial reefs mimic natural reef communities? The roles of structural features and age. Marine Environmental Research, 61 121-135.

Peterson JK, Malm T (2006). Offshore Windmill farms: threats to or possibilities for the marine environment. Ambio, 35(2) 75-80.

Seaman W, Hoover A (2001). Artificial Reefs. The Florida Sea Grant Connection. Sea Grant Florida.

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