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The UK Marine SACs Project website was a vehicle for communicating and distributing the learning, knowledge and outputs from the UK Marine SACs Project to its wider audience. Since the project was completed in 2001, this website has been closed and all its documents and background information can now be accessed through the UKMPA Centre.
 
Biogenic Reefs
 
 

A detailed review of the available information on the 'Biogenic reef' biotope complexes.
   
 

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+ Introduction to biogenic reefs
+ An overview of the distribution of biogenic reefs
+ Environmental requirements and physical attributes
+ Biology and Ecological functioning
+ Sensitivity to natural events
+ Sensitivity to human activities
+ Introduction to monitoring and its methodology for biogenic reefs
+ Application of information for the conservation management of biogenic reefs
   References
 

The information above has been sourced from:
T.J. Holt, E.I. Rees, S.J. Hawkins, R. Seed. 1998. Biogenic Reefs (volume IX). An overview of dynamic and sensitivity characteristics for conservation management of marine SACs. Scottish Association for Marine Science (UK Marine SACs Project). 170 Pages.

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