Warming temperatures and diminishing dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations are among
the most pervasive drivers of global coastal change. While regions of the Northwest Atlantic …

Globally, oyster reef restoration is one of the most widely applied coastal restoration
interventions. While reefs are focal points of processes tightly linked to the carbonate system …

Interest in leveraging suspension feeders, such as marine bivalves, to exert top‐down
control on organic matter (OM) loading in estuaries is gaining momentum. Not only can …

Living shorelines (LS) stabilize eroding banks while providing more natural habitats and
creating a gentler slope for enhanced migration of flora and fauna migration as sea levels …

Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) is the intoxication syndrome derived from the
consumption of bivalves that have accumulated toxins produced by algae such as …

Bivalves are becoming an increasingly popular tool to counteract eutrophication, particularly
in vegetated coastal ecosystems where synergistic interactions between bivalves and plants …

Abstract Background The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a marine bivalve distributed
along the US eastern seaboard, supports a significant shellfish industry. Overharvest in the …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) such as those formed by the ichthyotoxic dinoflagellate,
Margalefidinium (aka Cochlodinium) polykrikoides can have adverse effects on bivalves …

The consumptive and nonconsumptive effects of predators on their prey and the indirect
effects of these interactions that cascade through food webs have been studied for over half …

The erosion of natural capital linked with biodiversity loss and environmental degradation
generates significant and long-term risks to society, the economy and therefore financial …