Fig. 9From: Evidence for the effects of decommissioning man-made structures on marine ecosystems globally: a systematic mapNumber of articles published per year on the effects of marine MMS, showing both all-Exposure types combined (black line) and articles specifically on decommissioning (orange line). Insert: Close-up for the years 1989–2021 on the number of articles on decommissioning of MMS. Please note the difference in vertical scale between the two graphs. Please note that the year 2021 was incomplete as searches ended in FebruaryBack to article page