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<p>This article brings together perspectives from public institutional, industrial, nongovernmental organizations, and academic partners, working to better assess the relationships between wrecks as artificial reefs, and their broader socioecological impacts. Maritime archaeology has justifiably emphasized the rich archaeohistorical and cultural heritage value of wrecks. However, wrecks have a defined impact on their immediate ecosystems, and, particularly in the case of historical wrecks which are often <i>in situ</i> for many hundreds of years, their ecological implications cannot be ignored. We present an easy-to-adopt framework merging a range of ecological approaches to assess wreck ecology. We identify the richness of the Mauritian context and emphasize the utility of centennial shipwrecks for assessing reef community dynamics over time. Ultimately, this paper is a call to action for environmental archaeology as a subdiscipline to pay more attention to the ecological and ecosystem functions that wrecks play in our oceans.</p>

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Marine Environmental Archaeology: The Ecology of Shipwrecks in Mauritius

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    2025年1月14日

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  • Krish Seetah,
  • Svetlana Barteneva,
  • Prerana Gawde,
  • Shameelah A. H. Mamode,
  • Devin Bhunjun,
  • Beenesh A. Motah,
  • Hemanaden Runghen,
  • Rezah M. Badal,
  • Yann von Arnim,
  • Hugues Vitry

摘要

This article brings together perspectives from public institutional, industrial, nongovernmental organizations, and academic partners, working to better assess the relationships between wrecks as artificial reefs, and their broader socioecological impacts. Maritime archaeology has justifiably emphasized the rich archaeohistorical and cultural heritage value of wrecks. However, wrecks have a defined impact on their immediate ecosystems, and, particularly in the case of historical wrecks which are often in situ for many hundreds of years, their ecological implications cannot be ignored. We present an easy-to-adopt framework merging a range of ecological approaches to assess wreck ecology. We identify the richness of the Mauritian context and emphasize the utility of centennial shipwrecks for assessing reef community dynamics over time. Ultimately, this paper is a call to action for environmental archaeology as a subdiscipline to pay more attention to the ecological and ecosystem functions that wrecks play in our oceans.