More than 50% of the Sydney Harbour foreshore is armoured by seawalls for land reclamation and coastal protection purposes. Seawalls are generally flat, featureless structures (Figure 1a) in comparison to rocky shores - their closest natural habitat type (Figure 1b).
History
Commissioning body
State of New South Wales through the Department of Industry
Pagination
6
Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
Publisher
State of New South Wales through the Department of Industry
Place of publication
Australia
Repository Status
Restricted
Socio-economic Objectives
Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems