Until the late 19th century, extensive beds of flat oyster Ostrea edulis populated the Central North Sea, which have vanished after intensive fisheries. At present, various initiatives are …
H Mathews, MJ Uddin, CW Hargis, KJ Smith - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Novel living shoreline methods are being developed to minimize negative environmental impact while maintaining strength and effectiveness in high-energy systems. The “Pervious …
Remnant oyster reefs support diverse communities of invertebrates and fish, and there is growing interest in restoring this important habitat. Whether the construction of new oyster …
N Tribovillard… - Comptes …, 2023 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Résumé Glauconite is an authigenic mineral reputed to form during long-lasting contact between a nucleus (a pre-existing phyllosilicate) and seawater. This protracted contact …
S Hogan, MA Reidenbach - Estuaries and Coasts, 2022 - Springer
Oyster populations within the coastal bays of Virginia have greatly declined, mainly due to overharvesting and disease, and past restoration efforts have largely focused on increasing …
Interest in oyster reef conservation and restoration is growing globally, but particularly in Australia, it is unclear the extent to which oyster reefs complement (versus replicate) habitat …
By filtering large volumes of water and releasing nutrient-rich biodeposits (feces and pseudofeces), oysters can locally enhance sediment biogeochemical cycling. An active …
Estuarine nekton (fishes, crabs, and shrimps) play key ecological roles and support valuable commercial and recreational fisheries. Long-term research programs focused on nekton can …
Oysters are important ecosystem engineers best known to produce large bioconstructions at shallow depth, whilst offshore deep-subtidal oyster reefs are less widely known. Oyster reefs …