Artificial Reefs Research

Dear Colleagues,

We have considered artificial reefs, which have been importantly built environments to enhance the degraded aquatic habitats and control the aquatic environments. For establishment of effective and efficient artificial reefs, we have increased our understanding in artificial reefs, which interact with not only aquatic natural environments but also the currently shrinking aquatic species, utilizing several scientific and engineering methods, including experimental measurement, numerical simulation, field survey, and monitoring.

However, we know that the research on artificial reefs is not easy at all primarily because we do not exactly know the life history of the natural customers, i.e., marine species, the hostile and mostly unknown marine environments, and the uncertainty in the built environments. Nonetheless, we know that we should continue artificial reefs research because it is extremely important to enhance the degraded aquatic habitats, mitigate environment conditions, and accordingly sustainably support human beings who heavily rely on marine resources and energies. Thus, this Special Issue is prepared for the researchers and practitioners who devote to share research methods and results with colleagues, expect feedbacks from artificial reefs society, and reflect the integrated reviews and critics. We look forward to receiving contributions in the form of research articles and reviews for these Special Issues. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Multi-functional artificial reefs;
• Artificial reefs as habitat enhancement structures;
• Estimation and/or prediction of artificial reef stability;
• Estimation of reef–water flow interaction with new metrics;
• Green materials and/or structural composition for artificial reefs;
• Effective design of an artificial reef module with an innovative tool;
• Effective placement model of artificial reef sets, groups, and complexes;
• Ecological effects of artificial reefs and their assessment during service life;
• Morphological changes of natural substrates according to artificial reef installation.

Prof. Dr. Won-Bae Na
Guest Editor

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