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Monitoring faunal responses to biodegradable oyster reef restoration materials with camera traps in a subtropical estuary Open
Oyster reef restoration has become increasingly crucial due to global population declines. Intertidal oyster reefs provide essential foraging and loafing (resting) grounds to estuarine fauna. To reduce plastic pollution from traditional ma…
Ecological Shifts: Plant Establishment in an Animal-Based Ecosystem Open
Shifts from saltmarsh to mangroves are well-documented at mangrove poleward boundaries. A regime shift from intertidal oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reefs to mangrove islands has recently been documented in transitional phases in Florida,…
Oyster Reefs Are Reservoirs for Potential Pathogens in a Highly Disturbed Subtropical Estuary Open
Estuaries worldwide are grappling with deteriorating water quality and benthic conditions that coincide with the rising detection of pathogenic and potentially pathogenic microbes (PPM). Both indigenous PPM and those that enter estuaries t…
Documenting Loss and Fragmentation of Intertidal Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Reefs in a Subtropical Estuary Open
Intertidal reefs of Crassostrea virginica (eastern oyster) provide ecologically valuable habitat in estuaries along the Atlantic coast of North America. In Mosquito Lagoon, a shallow-water estuary on the east coast of central Florida, USA,…
The Use of Non-Plastic Materials for Oyster Reef and Shoreline Restoration: Understanding What Is Needed and Where the Field Is Headed Open
Oyster and shoreline restoration is occurring around the globe to recover lost ecosystem services. In the state of Florida, USA, dozens of estuarine habitat restoration projects are underway. These projects have traditionally relied on bot…
View article: Geologic map of the South Boston 30' × 60' quadrangle, Virginia and North Carolina
Geologic map of the South Boston 30' × 60' quadrangle, Virginia and North Carolina Open
First posted March 18, 2022 For additional information, contact: Florence Bascom Geoscience CenterU.S. Geological SurveyMail Stop 926A12201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, VA 20192Contact Pubs Warehouse This 1:100,000-scale geologic map of the…
Biodegradable Material for Oyster Reef Restoration: First-Year Performance and Biogeochemical Considerations in a Coastal Lagoon Open
Oyster reef restoration efforts increasingly consider not only oyster recruitment, but also the recovery of ecological functions and the prevention of deploying harmful plastics. This study investigated the efficacy of a biodegradable plas…
View article: Large‐scale variation in wave attenuation of oyster reef living shorelines and the influence of inundation duration
Large‐scale variation in wave attenuation of oyster reef living shorelines and the influence of inundation duration Open
One of the paramount goals of oyster reef living shorelines is to achieve sustained and adaptive coastal protection, which requires meeting ecological (i.e., develop a self‐sustaining oyster population) and engineering (i.e., provide coast…
View article: The application of oyster reefs in shoreline protection: Are we over‐engineering for an ecosystem engineer?
The application of oyster reefs in shoreline protection: Are we over‐engineering for an ecosystem engineer? Open
Oyster reef living shorelines have been proposed as an effective alternative to traditional coastal defence structures (e.g. bulkheads, breakwaters), with the benefit that they may keep pace with sea‐level rise and provide co‐benefits, suc…
Beak and seek : hungry birds depend on oysters reefs Open
Oyster Reefs and Birds are connected in many significant ways..Look inside these pages and you will learn about some of our favorite wading and aquatic birds - How they feed, what they eat, and why protecting our oyster reefs is essential …