The successions of benthic communities over time are strongly influenced by the first colonizers, because surface associations are facilitated by modifications to the adhesive …
S Yurek, MJ Eaton, R Lavaud, RW Laney… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Self-organization is a process of establishing and reinforcing local structures through feedbacks between internal population dynamics and external factors. In reef-building …
J Dieudonne, JM Carroll - Estuaries and Coasts, 2022 - Springer
Clionaid boring sponges (Cliona sp.) may affect individual oyster growth and condition while destroying oyster habitats, which can impact restoration efforts and aquaculture for eastern …
JM Carroll, R Dashiell, JC Watts, EA Hunter - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) provide multiple ecosystem services to coastal habitats. Due to their declines, numerous restoration efforts target oysters, making it critical to explore …
Sponge bioerosion is an important process on many carbonate reef ecosystems. Eutrophication has been linked with an increase in boring sponge abundance and biomass …
JC Watts, JM Carroll, DM Munroe… - Diseases of aquatic …, 2018 - int-res.com
The eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica provides a number of ecosystem services and is an important commercial fishery species along the US East and Gulf Coasts. Oyster populations …
Bioeroding sponges are the dominant macroborers in many environments. They can affect growth, condition and potentially survival in shellfish populations and cause economic loss …
Live eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reefs have declined by 62.6% in Mosquito Lagoon (ML) along the eastern Florida coast since 1943. While this species creates reefs by …