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Experimental test of oyster restoration within eelgrass

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 2016
Abstract Both seagrasses and oysters are foundation species valued for their wide range of ecosystem services, but their space competition sets a constraint on joint benefits. A reserve for native Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida) was established in lower Hood Canal (Washington State, USA) more than a century ago but is now devoid of that species and ...
Stephanie R. Valdez, Betsy Peabody, Brian Allen, Brady Blake, Jennifer L. Ruesink   +4 more
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Intertidal oyster reef elevation restoration: using a durable substrate on Lone Cabbage Reef, Florida, United States

Restoration Ecology
Oyster reef restoration has expanded in the Gulf of Mexico, yet many large‐scale projects fail to sustain ecological or physical outcomes. A key challenge is maintaining vertical relief in dynamic estuarine settings, where low elevation and cultch ...
Joseph Aufmuth, Jennifer Moore, William Pine, Peter Frederick, Bradly Ennis   +4 more
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Lessons learned from using large oyster reef restorations to facilitate seagrass restoration

Restoration Ecology
Seagrass meadows provide critical habitat for ecologically and economically important species, yet have suffered extensive losses globally and can be extremely costly to restore.
Ishtar Kenny, D. McAfee, J. Tanner, Hannah Nunn, Noah Kiriakou, Sean D. Connell   +5 more
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Oyster reef restoration: substrate suitability may depend on specific restoration goals

Restoration Ecology, 2016
AbstractA limited supply of oyster shell for restoration practices has prompted investigations of alternative substrates used in construction of artificial oyster reefs. The success of oyster reef restoration projects is increasingly focused not only on oyster densities, but also on habitat provisioning for associated fauna.
Graham, Patrick M., Palmer, Terence A., Pollack, Jennifer Beseres   +2 more
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Monitoring faunal responses to biodegradable oyster reef restoration materials with camera traps in a subtropical estuary

Restoration Ecology
Oyster reef restoration has become increasingly crucial due to global population declines. Intertidal oyster reefs provide essential foraging and loafing (resting) grounds to estuarine fauna.
Tara L. Blanchard, Paul Sacks, M. Donnelly, Linda J. Walters   +3 more
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Advances in Global Oyster Reef Restoration: Innovations and Sustainable Ecological Approaches

Sustainability
Oysters have been recognized as ecological engineers for aquatic ecosystems, as oyster reefs provide critical habitats and foraging locations for other marine species. In the past few decades, anthropogenic activities have negatively impacted oyster reef
Asad Jamil, Ambreen Ahmad, Yong Zhao, Yuxuan Zhao, Chen Yang, Yanping Li, Jianbo Tu, Fuxin Niu, Wenliang Kong, Xianhua Liu   +9 more
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Guidelines for evaluating performance of oyster habitat restoration

Restoration Ecology, 2015
Restoration of degraded ecosystems is an important societal goal, yet inadequate monitoring and the absence of clear performance metrics are common criticisms of many habitat restoration projects. Funding limitations can prevent adequate monitoring, but we suggest that the lack of accepted metrics to address the diversity of restoration objectives also
Baggett, Lesley P., Powers, Sean P., Brumbaugh, Robert D., Coen, Loren D., DeAngelis, Bryan M., Greene, Jennifer K., Hancock, Boze T., Morlock, Summer M., Allen, Brian L., Breitburg, Denise L., Bushek, David, Grabowski, Jonathan H., Grizzle, Raymond E., Grosholz, Edwin D., La Peyre, Megan K., Luckenbach, Mark W., McGraw, Kay A., Piehler, Michael F., Westby, Stephanie R., zu Ermgassen, Philine S. E.   +19 more
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From Oyster Reefs to Turnaround Schools: An Educational Restoration Model for the COVID-19 Era

Leadership and Policy in Schools
COVID-19 shocked preK-12 education systems, disrupting reform efforts and straining schools’ capacities for improvement. Yet accountability policies – in particular, school turnaround – marched on unabated, potentially exacerbating pandemic-related ...
Daniel I. Dawer, Sarah L. Woulfin
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HOW HABITAT SETTING INFLUENCES RESTORED OYSTER REEF COMMUNITIES

Ecology, 2005
Integrating how habitat heterogeneity influences food web dynamics is critical to enhance our understanding of community structure. This study quantified resident (invertebrates) and transient (juvenile and piscivorous fish) fauna within restored intertidal oyster reefs and analogous control sites without reef habitat in each of three habitats (on the ...
Jonathan H. Grabowski, A. Randall Hughes, David L. Kimbro, Margaret A. Dolan   +3 more
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Evaluating Multiple Oyster Reef Restoration Practices Across Space and Time in Coastal Rhode Island

Ecological Restoration
Determining the efficacy of restoration practices is critical for enhancing and rebuilding degraded ecosystems. A fundamental question in marine restoration design is whether to employ active (e.g., using living plants or oysters that form the biogenic ...
Patrick D. Barrett, Eric G. Schneider, Jonathan Grabowski, T. Hanley, M. McManus, William S. K. Helt, Heather Kinney, A. R. Hughes   +7 more
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