Enhancing Seagrass Restoration : Improving Hessian Durability in Marine Environments

建立一种无害环境的恢复海草床(为各种具有商业、娱乐和生态重要性的海洋物种提供栖息地)的方法，将提高澳大利亚维持其沿海海洋环境以支持其渔业和生态旅游业的能力。此外，它最终将提高我们管理人类发展对我们自然资源的环境影响的能力。如果成功，所获得的关于不同涂层天然纤维上海洋生物膜动力学的知识可以促进在环境恢复和海洋工业中使用的方法的更广泛应用，并预示着新的应用。

The establishment of an environmentally benign method for restoration of seagrass beds (which provide habitat for a wide range of commercially, recreationally and ecologically important marine species) will enhance Australia's capability of maintaining its coastal marine environment in support of its fishing and ecotourism industries. Furthermore, it will ultimately improve our capacity to manage the environmental impact of human development on our natural resources. If successful, the knowledge gained of the dynamics of marine biofilms on differentially coated natural fibers could facilitate broader application of methods used in environmental restoration and marine based industries, and foreshadow new applications.