Wrecks Ecology

The project develops an increased understanding of the environmental interactions of wreck sites and the (potentially cumulative) impacts on wreck sites from aggregate extraction. As a part of the project an assessment of the usefulness and potential of ecological data collected as part of archaeological wreck site surveys to offer the aggregates industry benefits arising out of the cost-effectiveness of integrated surveys was also completed. Along with an investigation of possible cross-over advantages from ecological and archaeological mitigation from the impacts of aggregate extraction.

本项目旨在深化对沉船遗址（wreck site）与环境的相互作用关系，以及砂石开采（aggregate extraction）对沉船遗址造成的潜在累积性影响的认知。作为项目的组成部分，团队同时完成了两项相关工作：一是对考古沉船遗址勘测中采集的生态数据的实用性与应用潜力开展评估，以论证通过综合勘测（integrated survey）实现成本效益后可为砂石行业（aggregates industry）带来的收益；二是针对砂石开采影响的生态与考古减缓措施（mitigation）之间可能存在的跨界优势进行调研。