The phrase "artificial substrata" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to science, technology, or philosophy, particularly when discussing underlying layers or foundations that are man-made or synthetic.
Example: "The researchers studied the effects of various organisms on artificial substrata to understand their adaptability in controlled environments."
Alternatives: "synthetic layers" or "man-made foundations".
We assessed whether the structural complexity of artificial substrata affected patterns of short-term colonization of post larval faunal assemblages across subtidal habitats within a coastal landscape.
In this study, the early benthic assessment of subtidal and intertidal communities is tracked on five artificial substrata differing in origin, roughness, and chemical composition: Oyster Sandstone, Limestone, Gabbro, Slate and Concrete.
Patterns and rates of colonization of 10 species of microgastropods were investigated in one intertidal habitat (coralline turf) in Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, using artificial substrata, which are considered to be a good mimic of natural coralline turfs.
The influence of substratum topographic heterogeneity and complexity on the settlement of a tropical epibenthic subtidal assemblage was examined using artificial substrata offering a combination of different heterogeneity scales.
Specifically, we tested whether short-term colonization patterns on 3 types of artificial substrata encompassing a range of complexities, including a leaf-like unit, a cushion-shaped leaf-like unit and a cushion-shaped unit, were consistent across 4 adjacent habitats: macroalgal-dominated bottoms, urchin-grazed barrens, seagrass meadows and sandy patches, at Gran Canaria (eastern Atlantic).
The barnacle Megabalanus coccopoma was only recorded on artificial substrata.
(2) Seeding or transplanting using artificial substratum for extension of nursery and fishing grounds around natural Sargassum beds.
Bacteria and diatom cultures served as inocula to initiate biofilms on the non-cohesive artificial substratum (Ballotini balls, glass beads).
The absence of evolutionary history of any species with the artificial substratum may negate many of the native species' potential advantages in the settlement process [12], [13], a factor that may increase the invasibility of coastal areas.
The elution of absorbed proteins with a linear gradient of concentrated buffer resulted in thirteen fractions), of which fraction nine (9) was related to PLA2s because it showed phospholipase activity of 221.09 U/mg on artificial substratum.
A number of causes have been proposed to account for the occurrence of gelatinous zooplankton (both jellyfish and ctenophore) blooms, such as eutrophication [8], increases in artificial hard substrata for attachment of polyps [9], [10], exotic translocations [11], over-fishing [12] and climate change [13].
