Introduced substrates trigger colonization by reef-associated fish in a degraded coastal system

Maryann S. Watson; Jon Dickson; Oscar Franken; Laura L. Govers; Tjisse van der Heide; Sterre Witte; Britas Klemens Eriksson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0317431

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Introduced substrates trigger colonization by reef-associated fish in a degraded coastal system

Maryann S. Watson ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: m.s.watson@rug.nl

Affiliations Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Coastal Systems, Den Hoorn, Noord Holland, Netherlands

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8055-2651

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Jon Dickson,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Coastal Systems, Den Hoorn, Noord Holland, Netherlands
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Oscar Franken,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8361-3117

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Laura L. Govers,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Coastal Systems, Den Hoorn, Noord Holland, Netherlands
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Tjisse van der Heide,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Coastal Systems, Den Hoorn, Noord Holland, Netherlands
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Sterre Witte,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Coastal Systems, Den Hoorn, Noord Holland, Netherlands
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Britas Klemens Eriksson

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Introduced substrates trigger colonization by reef-associated fish in a degraded coastal system

Maryann S. Watson,
Jon Dickson,
Oscar Franken,
Laura L. Govers,
Tjisse van der Heide,
Sterre Witte,
Britas Klemens Eriksson

Published: January 30, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317431

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