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  Artificial Reef Structures in the Bari Canyon

  Case study Adriatic SeaMediterranean SeaActive restorationGroup 5: Sponge, coral and coralligenous bedsArtificial Reefs Deployment

  The 3D-printed EcoReefs artificial structures were deployed in the Bari Canyon (South Adriatic Sea) to support the ecological restoration of degraded cold-water coral (CWC) habitats. The main objectives were to enhance habitat structural complexity by providing stable hard substrate and promote the recruitment, growth, and long-term persistence of Madrepora oculata and Desmophyllum pertusum. The intervention aims to restore the physical habitat architecture and ecological functions characteristic of healthy CWC ecosystems.

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  Artificial Reef Structures in the Dohrn Canyon (Gulf of Naples)

  Case study Tyrrhenian SeaMediterranean SeaActive restorationGroup 5: Sponge, coral and coralligenous bedsArtificial Reefs Deployment

  In 2024, 3D-printed EcoReefs artificial structures were deployed in the Dohrn Canyon (Tyrrhenian Sea) to support the ecological restoration of degraded cold-water coral (CWC) habitats. The structures aim to enhance habitat complexity by providing stable hard substrate and promote the recruitment, growth, and long-term persistence of Madrepora oculata and Desmophyllum pertusum, helping restore the physical structure and ecological functions of CWC ecosystems.

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