This project aims to set up a network of Artificial Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) in proximity to marine research stations in order to monitor status and changes in hard substrate communities in coastal environments. The scientific purpose of the project is to provide a potential early-warning system for marine biological invasions by identifying newly introduced Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) and track the migration patterns of already known NIS in European continental waters.
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