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Oyster reef enhancement utilizing gardened oysters in a subtropical estuary
Restoration Ecology, 2019Crassostrea virginica, the eastern oyster, is a native foundational species that inhabits coastal and estuarine ecosystems along the western Atlantic seaboard. Introduction of C. virginica into estuarine areas with limited or no extant populations is gaining popularity as a pro‐active approach for improving estuarine water quality and creating natural ...
Lacie Anderson +5 more
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How long does oyster shell last on an oyster reef?
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2006Abstract A reduction in population abundance, brought on by an unprecedented 6 years of low recruitment, has reduced shell input through natural mortality on Delaware Bay oyster beds. Quantitative stock surveys provide an estimate of surficial shell over the same time period, permitting the reconstruction of the time history of shell since 1998 and ...
Eric N. Powell +2 more
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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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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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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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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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Oyster reefs and nutrient retention in tidal creeks
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 1993The 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, 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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