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Oyster reefs as processors of estuarine materials

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 1984
Abstract 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, Richard G. Zingmark, Elizabeth Haskin   +2 more
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The stress of multiple factors leads to the decline of oyster reefs: a case study of Tianjin Dashentang oyster reefs

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, Honghui, Zhu, Jinghui, Fang, Ruixue, Tong, Yumeng, Xie, Biao, Guo, Lei, Jia   +6 more
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Restoring and sustaining oyster reefs: drivers of spatial dynamics in oyster populations

2023
Foundation 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, 2015
ABSTRACT 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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Oyster reefs and nutrient retention in tidal creeks

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 1993
The role of oyster reefs in nutrient cycling and grazing within an estuarine ecosystem was observed by experimentally manipulating six tidal creeks. Reactive nutrient concentrations were significantly different in creeks with oysters when compared to creeks from which oysters had been removed.
R. Dame, S. Libes
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Protect oyster reefs in China’s coastal zone

Science, 2023
Wei, Xu, Aifeng, Tao, Jinhai, Zheng
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Oyster Reefs as Complex Ecological Systems

2005
Aggregations 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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Development of pervious oyster shell habitat (POSH) concrete for reef restoration and living shorelines

Construction and Building Materials, 2021
Mohammad J Uddin, Craig W Hargis
exaly  

Climatic effect from oyster reef restoration in Spartina alterniflora invaded intertidal mudflat: From the perspective of CH4 and N2O production

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2023
Wenjing Fu, Jianfeng Feng, Bo Zhang
exaly  

Investigations on the shallow water wave attenuation over continuous porous oyster reef-like structure

Ocean Engineering, 2023
Nan Wang, Hao Chen, Richard Aidoo
exaly