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The global fall and rise of oyster reefs
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2020Non‐native species that act as ecosystem engineers – creating new or reintroducing former habitats – challenge perceptions in conservation and restoration. In the wake of the loss of oyster reefs worldwide, non‐native Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) are now spreading extensively across the former distributions of native reef‐building oyster species ...
Dominic McAfee, Sean D Connell
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Marine Environmental Research
The Dashentang waters of Tianjin contain China's largest remaining natural oyster reef, an ecosystem facing multiple stressors, including overfishing, industrial pollution, and climate change. These pressures have led to measurable contraction in reef area and declining oyster population densities. However, limited knowledge exists regarding population
Qiang, Wang +6 more
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The Dashentang waters of Tianjin contain China's largest remaining natural oyster reef, an ecosystem facing multiple stressors, including overfishing, industrial pollution, and climate change. These pressures have led to measurable contraction in reef area and declining oyster population densities. However, limited knowledge exists regarding population
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Oyster reefs as processors of estuarine materials
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 1984Abstract Oyster reefs are dense concentrations of filter-feeding animals in estuarine ecosystems. A flow-through plastic tunnel is a feasible method of determining significant changes in material concentrations in tidal waters passing over an oyster reef.
Richard F. Dame +2 more
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Restoring and sustaining oyster reefs: drivers of spatial dynamics in oyster populations
2023Foundation species define ecosystems by building physical structure and sustaining ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, habitat provision, and erosion control. The decline of foundation species has prompted intensified restoration efforts, yet their restoration has yielded inconsistent levels of success.
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Flow and Turbulence over an Oyster Reef
Journal of Coastal Research, 2015ABSTRACT Styles, R., 2015. Flow and turbulence over an oyster reef. Simultaneous measurements of near-bed flow and turbulence were collected on opposite banks of an intertidal channel in the North Inlet/Winyah Bay National Estuary Research Reserve. One bank supported an extensive cover of oysters and the other a mixture of sand and mud.
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Protect oyster reefs in China’s coastal zone
Science, 2023Wei, Xu, Aifeng, Tao, Jinhai, Zheng
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Oyster Reefs as Complex Ecological Systems
2005Aggregations of suspension-feeding organisms like oyster reefs, mussel beds and worm reefs are prominent systems in coastal environments. The fundamental properties of these systems are reviewed and indicate that they are complex systems that are highly optimized and evolutionarily selected for high productivity.
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Survey of oyster reef populations
1959A study was conducted to determine the changes in the oyster populations on major reefs in Galveston Bay. The associated reef organisms with special emphasis on pests and predators were studied by way of collecting samples at a number of field stations.
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Local oyster ecology prevents sustainable development of oyster reef breakwaters
Oyster reef breakwaters are designed to develop into sustainable, vertically accreting reefs, maximizing engineering and ecological benefits over extended timelines. In practice, the performance of oyster reef breakwaters are highly variable across projects, and the relevant ecological drivers are often unclear.Aaron Bland, Sean Powers, Ronald Baker
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