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Ecomorphodynamics of oyster reefs and their influence on oyster reef morphology

Geomorphology, 2023
Over 85 % of oyster reefs have been lost globally due to disease, overharvesting, global warming, and pollution. Consideration of the ecosystem services provided by healthy oyster reefs (e.g., coastal protection, water purification and carbon burial) has driven recent research and restoration efforts worldwide.
Roncolato, Francesca, Fellowes, Thomas E., Duce, Stephanie, Mora, Carolina, Johansson, Oskar, Strachan, Indiana, Bugnot, Ana B., Erickson, Katherine, Figueira, Will, Gribben, Paul E., Pine, Christopher, Morgan, Bree, Vila-Concejo, Ana   +12 more
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Modeling Oyster Reef Restoration: Larval Supply and Reef Geometry Jointly Determine Population Resilience and Performance

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Restoration of native oyster (Crassostrea virginica) populations in Chesapeake Bay shows great promise after three decades of failed attempts. Population models used to inform oyster restoration had integrated reef habitat quality, demonstrating that ...
Romuald N. Lipcius, Yi Zhang, Jingyi Zhou, Leah B. Shaw, Junping Shi   +4 more
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Some Like it Hot: The Ecology, Ecosystem Benefits and Restoration Potential of Oyster Reefs in Tropical Waters

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Oysters are ecosystem engineers that form biogenic reef habitats in shallow coastal and estuarine waters and provide important ecosystem services.
Marina A. Richardson, Marina A. Richardson, Ya Zhang, Ya Zhang, Rod M. Connolly, Rod M. Connolly, Chris L. Gillies, Carmel McDougall, Carmel McDougall   +8 more
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Drone lidar-derived surface complexity metrics as indicators of intertidal oyster reef condition

Ecological Indicators, 2023
Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) generate structurally complex reef systems that offer diverse ecosystem services. However, there is limited understanding of how reef structure translates into reef condition.
Michael C. Espriella, Vincent Lecours, Edward V. Camp, H. Andrew Lassiter, Benjamin Wilkinson, Peter C. Frederick, Simon J. Pittman   +6 more
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Impact of oyster culture on coral reef bacterioplankton community composition and function in Daya Bay, China

Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 2021
Subtropical coral reefs along the coast are facing multiple pressures. Mariculture is one of the main sources of such pressure. Oyster culture has become a worldwide phenomenon in coastal ecosystems.
F Tong, P Zhang, X Zhang, P Chen
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Oyster reefs as carbon sources and sinks [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2017
Carbon burial is increasingly valued as a service provided by threatened vegetated coastal habitats. Similarly, shellfish reefs contain significant pools of carbon and are globally endangered, yet considerable uncertainty remains regarding shellfish reefs' role as sources (+) or sinks (−) of atmospheric CO 2 . While
F. Joel Fodrie, Antonio B. Rodriguez, Rachel K. Gittman, Jonathan H. Grabowski, Niels. L. Lindquist, Charles H. Peterson, Michael F. Piehler, Justin T. Ridge   +7 more
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Dynamics of Restored and Natural Oyster Reefs After a Hurricane

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Restoration of shellfish reefs has increased exponentially over the past two decades, due in part to increased awareness of widespread oyster habitat loss.
Meghan J. Martinez, Meghan J. Martinez, Terence A. Palmer, Natasha J. Breaux, Jennifer Beseres Pollack, Jennifer Beseres Pollack   +5 more
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Seasonal variations in the diversity and benthic community structure of subtidal artificial oyster reefs adjacent to the Luanhe River Estuary, Bohai Sea

Scientific Reports, 2023
Artificial oyster reefs provide important spawning and nursery grounds for a variety of fishes and large mobile crustaceans. Between July 2016 and May 2017, seasonal surveys of species composition and community structure were performed in the artificial ...
Min Xu, Yufu Xu, Jisong Yang, Jiaxing Li, Haipeng Zhang, Kaida Xu, Yunling Zhang, Takayoshi Otaki, Qi Zhao, Yi Zhang, Zengqiang Yin, Teruhisa Komatsu   +11 more
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Localized Placement of Breakwater Reefs Influences Oyster Populations and Their Resilience after Hurricane Harvey

Ecologies, 2022
Populations of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) have been historically declining due to both natural and anthropogenic stressors. In response, oyster reefs have been created with many different approaches.
Marc H. Hanke, Haille Leija, Robert A. S. Laroche, Shailee Modi, Erin Culver-Miller, Rachel Sanchez, Neha Bobby   +6 more
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Structural and Functional Improvements of Coastal Ecosystem Based on Artificial Oyster Reef Construction in the Bohai Sea, China

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Oyster reefs are gaining more and more attention in marine ranching and coastal ecosystem restoration, but tremendous knowledge gaps still exist. In this study, we developed trophic models for the established artificial oyster reef (EAOR), newly deployed
Xu Wang, Xu Wang, Xu Wang, Xu Wang, Jie Feng, Jie Feng, Jie Feng, Chenggang Lin, Chenggang Lin, Chenggang Lin, Hui Liu, Muyan Chen, Yunling Zhang   +12 more
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