Shipwreck ecology: understanding the function and processes from microbes to megafauna

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dc.contributor.authorPaxton, Avery
dc.contributor.authorMcGonigle, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorDamour, Melanie
dc.contributor.authorHolly, Georgia
dc.contributor.authorCaporaso, Alicia
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Peter
dc.contributor.authorMeyer-Kaiser, Kirstin
dc.contributor.authorHamden, Leila
dc.contributor.authorMires, Calvin
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-19T11:29:25Z
dc.date.available2023-10-19T11:29:25Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-19
dc.description.abstractAn estimated three million shipwrecks exist worldwide and are recognized as cultural resources and foci of archaeological investigations. Shipwrecks also support ecological resources by providing underwater habitats that can be colonized by diverse organisms ranging from microbes to megafauna. Here, we review the emerging ecological subdiscipline of shipwreck ecology, which aims to understand ecological functions and processes that occur on shipwrecks. We synthesize how shipwrecks create habitat for biota across multiple trophic levels and then describe how fundamental ecological functions and processes, including succession, zonation, connectivity, energy flow, disturbance, and habitat degradation, manifest on shipwrecks. We highlight future directions in shipwreck ecology that are ripe for exploration, placing a particular emphasis on how shipwrecks may serve as experimental networks to address long-standing ecological questions.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationPaxton AB, McGonigle C, Damour M, et al., (2024) Shipwreck ecology: understanding the function and processes from microbes to megafauna, Bioscience, Volume 74, Issue 1, January 2024, pp. 12-24en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0006-3568
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad084
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/20403
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectartificial habitaten_UK
dc.subjectarchaeologyen_UK
dc.subjectexperimental networken_UK
dc.subjectmaritime cultural heritageen_UK
dc.subjectunderwater cultural heritageen_UK
dc.titleShipwreck ecology: understanding the function and processes from microbes to megafaunaen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2023-09-01

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