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View article: Valve Gape Movement of an Endangered Freshwater Mussel During Burrowing
Valve Gape Movement of an Endangered Freshwater Mussel During Burrowing Open
Understanding the behavioral strategies that allow freshwater mussels to persist under environmental stress is essential for their conservation, yet burrowing behavior remains poorly quantified. We tested whether valve movement data could …
View article: Ecological resources of a heavily modified and utilised temperate coastal embayment: Cockburn Sound
Ecological resources of a heavily modified and utilised temperate coastal embayment: Cockburn Sound Open
Coastal environments and their associated biota provide numerous environmental, economic and societal services. Cockburn Sound, a temperate embayment on the lower west coast of Western Australia, is immensely important for the State and ad…
View article: Tidal Exclusion Barriers Fragment an Invertebrate Community into Taxonomically and Functionally Distinct Estuarine and Wetland Assemblages
Tidal Exclusion Barriers Fragment an Invertebrate Community into Taxonomically and Functionally Distinct Estuarine and Wetland Assemblages Open
Various types of tidal barriers are used in estuaries to reduce saltwater intrusion and regulate freshwater discharge, but they often alter the physicochemical environment and faunal composition. With the use of these structures expected t…
View article: Can Ecosystem Transformations by Non-Indigenous Mussel Introductions Inform Shellfish Reef Restoration?
Can Ecosystem Transformations by Non-Indigenous Mussel Introductions Inform Shellfish Reef Restoration? Open
Shellfish reefs were once common features in temperate coastal waters and estuaries. However, anthropogenic impacts have resulted in significant declines in these ecosystems globally. Whilst a growing body of scientific literature and rest…
View article: Potential of Mussel Habitat Enhancement to Alleviate Eutrophication in Nutrient‐Enriched Estuaries
Potential of Mussel Habitat Enhancement to Alleviate Eutrophication in Nutrient‐Enriched Estuaries Open
Through altered freshwater flow regimes and excessive anthropogenic nutrient input, many estuaries around the world are showing signs of eutrophication. As shellfish can alleviate some of these issues through their water filtration capacit…
View article: Spatial and Temporal Changes in the Fish Fauna of a Low-Inflow Estuary following a Mass Mortality Event and Natural and Artificial Bar Breaches
Spatial and Temporal Changes in the Fish Fauna of a Low-Inflow Estuary following a Mass Mortality Event and Natural and Artificial Bar Breaches Open
Estuaries that become closed from the ocean through the formation of a sand bar are particularly susceptible to degradation and often experience poor water quality and fish kills. Sampling was conducted seasonally for two years in the deep…
View article: Assessing the Efficacy of a Bouchot-Style Shellfish Reef as a Restoration Option in a Temperate Estuary
Assessing the Efficacy of a Bouchot-Style Shellfish Reef as a Restoration Option in a Temperate Estuary Open
Shellfish reefs around the world have become degraded, and recent efforts have focused on restoring these valuable habitats. This study is the first to assess the efficacy of a bouchot-style reef, where mussels were seeded onto wooden stak…
View article: Determining mussel restoration success: An Australasian case study
Determining mussel restoration success: An Australasian case study Open
Restoration is becoming an increasingly common management tool to aid in recovering degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems. Developing and adopting best practices are valuable for maximising restoration efficiency. This frequently incl…
View article: Habitat compression of an estuarine mytilid following half a century of streamflow decline
Habitat compression of an estuarine mytilid following half a century of streamflow decline Open
The distribution of species throughout estuaries is often regulated by salinity gradients, among other key environmental drivers. In many temperate estuaries, however, declining streamflow has led to increased marinization and thus potenti…
View article: Quantifying the Potential Water Filtration Capacity of a Constructed Shellfish Reef in a Temperate Hypereutrophic Estuary
Quantifying the Potential Water Filtration Capacity of a Constructed Shellfish Reef in a Temperate Hypereutrophic Estuary Open
Shellfish reefs have been lost from bays and estuaries globally, including in the Swan-Canning Estuary in Western Australia. As part of a national program to restore the ecosystem services that such reefs once provided and return this habi…
View article: Rapid re-establishment of an invasive bivalve following its apparent eradication
Rapid re-establishment of an invasive bivalve following its apparent eradication Open
The invasive mytilid Arcuatula senhousia was thought to be eradicated from the Swan-Canning Estuary in temperate Western Australia in 2000 following an unseasonal heavy rainfall event. The novel use of a drop camera survey at 2,037 sites t…
View article: Growth, condition, and maturity schedules of an estuarine fish species change in estuaries following increased hypoxia due to climate change
Growth, condition, and maturity schedules of an estuarine fish species change in estuaries following increased hypoxia due to climate change Open
Understanding challenges posed by climate change to estuaries and their faunas remains a high priority for managing these systems and their communities. Freshwater discharge into a range of estuary types in south‐western Australia between …
View article: Continuation of the monitoring of the recruitment success of the Black Bream population in the Vasse-Wonnerup
Continuation of the monitoring of the recruitment success of the Black Bream population in the Vasse-Wonnerup Open
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\nThe Vasse-Wonnerup is a shallow intermittently-open estuary located near the city of Busselton, Western Australia and is listed under the Ramsar Convention as being an internationally significant area for birds.…