Rapidly assessing biodiversity is essential for environmental monitoring; however, traditional approaches are limited in the scope needed for most ecological systems …
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is an evolving tool that can provide broader assessments of marine biodiversity than conventional visual census methods. The outputs of …
Oyster reefs are among the most threatened marine habitats globally. In Europe, oyster reefs have been extirpated from most locations within their historical range. Active restoration of …
K Divilov, N Merz, B Schoolfield, TJ Green, C Langdon - Aquaculture, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Aquaculture of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) around the world is stymied by mortality events triggered by Ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1). In Tomales Bay, California …
B Pogoda, P Boudry, C Bromley… - Aquatic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Native Oyster Restoration Alliance (NORA) supports the protection and ecological restoration of the native European oyster, Ostrea edulis, and its habitat across its …
The use of molecular tools to manage natural resources is increasingly common. However, DNA-based methods are seldom used to understand the spatial and temporal dynamics of …
IPBES Invasive Alien Species Assessment: Chapter 2. Trends and status of alien and invasive alien species Page 1 University of Rhode Island DigitalCommons@URI Natural …
Hybrid zones are important windows into ecological and evolutionary processes. Our understanding of the significance and prevalence of hybridization in nature has expanded …
Background The fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) is a model species for toxicological research. A high-quality genome reference sequence is available, and …