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View article: Assessing the ecological recovery of shellfish reefs following restoration in southern Australia
Assessing the ecological recovery of shellfish reefs following restoration in southern Australia Open
Shellfish reefs are among the most degraded of all coastal habitats due mainly to historical wild commercial harvest, sedimentation, introduced species, and disease. Until the 20th century, most estuaries and bays across southern Australia…
View article: Shell Death and Density Influences Habitat Use of Intertidal Pinnid (Pinna bicolor) Ecosystems
Shell Death and Density Influences Habitat Use of Intertidal Pinnid (Pinna bicolor) Ecosystems Open
Extensive bivalve aggregations, including shellfish reefs and beds, influence the structure and functions of coastal environments. In soft-bottom habitats, bivalves contribute consolidated structures which can influence species distributio…
View article: Fish use of restored shellfish reefs extends beyond the reef edge
Fish use of restored shellfish reefs extends beyond the reef edge Open
Global loss of shellfish reefs has necessitated widespread restoration efforts, with fish population enhancement a key motivator. Restoring reefs often involves creating multiple individual reef patches to maximize services within a given …
View article: Nuanced influences of subtidal artificial shellfish structures on nekton communities in urbanised estuaries
Nuanced influences of subtidal artificial shellfish structures on nekton communities in urbanised estuaries Open
Context Reef installation is increasingly considered for urbanised estuaries to enhance and restore ecological functions. Restoration structures are expected to provide nekton habitat benefits, but early outcomes are poorly understood. Aim…
View article: Mangrove-associated Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) influence estuarine biodiversity
Mangrove-associated Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) influence estuarine biodiversity Open
Estuarine ecosystems are often characterised by endemic foundation organisms which facilitate ecosystem interactions and processes established over millennia. Introduction of non-native foundation species can significantly alter ecological…
View article: Assessing the ecological functioning and biodiversity of remnant native flat oyster (Ostrea angasi) reefs in temperate southeast Australia
Assessing the ecological functioning and biodiversity of remnant native flat oyster (Ostrea angasi) reefs in temperate southeast Australia Open
Oyster reefs are critically endangered coastal habitats which provide valuable ecosystems services. Despite their importance, there remains a significant knowledge gap in our understanding of how oyster and sediment characteristics influen…
View article: Seas the opportunity: multi-criteria decision analysis to identify and prioritise blue carbon wetland restoration sites
Seas the opportunity: multi-criteria decision analysis to identify and prioritise blue carbon wetland restoration sites Open
Introduction The emergence of voluntary carbon markets is creating new opportunities to sustainably finance Natural Climate Solution (NCS) projects. In Australia, the federal government recently enacted the Tidal Restoration of Blue Carbon…
View article: Non-native oyster reefs mediate habitat use and foraging by fishes in a vegetated urban estuary
Non-native oyster reefs mediate habitat use and foraging by fishes in a vegetated urban estuary Open
Estuaries are important socio-ecological systems, often underpinned by the cooccurrence and functions of habitat-forming organisms. Endemic habitat-formers, including mangroves, oysters, and seagrass, can be indicators of healthy estuarine…
View article: Estimating enhanced fish production on restored shellfish reefs using automated data collection from underwater videos
Estimating enhanced fish production on restored shellfish reefs using automated data collection from underwater videos Open
Shellfish reefs across the world have been heavily degraded by mechanical harvesting, disease and declining water quality. In southern Australia, where substantial losses have occurred, government and non‐government efforts to restore func…
View article: Integration of social data into restoration suitability modelling for oyster reefs
Integration of social data into restoration suitability modelling for oyster reefs Open
Stakeholder support is critical to the success of ecological restoration projects, and consultation with multiple user groups is increasingly a requirement of permitting agencies. Despite this, participatory mapping remains a “missing laye…
View article: Database for marine and coastal restoration projects in Australia and New Zealand
Database for marine and coastal restoration projects in Australia and New Zealand Open
Summary The United Nations has declared 2021–2030 as the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. These declarations emphasise the importance of restoring degraded marine and coastal ecos…
View article: Artificial light at night impacts night-time activity but not day-time behaviour in a diurnal coral reef fish
Artificial light at night impacts night-time activity but not day-time behaviour in a diurnal coral reef fish Open
An important, yet overlooked form of anthropogenic pollution is sensory pollution, and one of the most pervasive forms of sensory pollution is artificial light at night (ALAN). Despite the growing use of ALAN across the globe, limited rese…
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: To restore coastal marine areas, we need to work across multiple habitats simultaneously
To restore coastal marine areas, we need to work across multiple habitats simultaneously Open
Restoration of coastal marine habitats—often conducted under the umbrella of “nature-based solutions”—is one of the key actions underpinning global intergovernmental agreements, including the Paris Agreement and the 2021–2030 United Nation…
View article: Sustained year-round oceanographic measurements from Rothera Research Station, Antarctica, 1997–2017
Sustained year-round oceanographic measurements from Rothera Research Station, Antarctica, 1997–2017 Open
Oceanographic changes adjacent to Antarctica have global climatic and ecological impacts. However, this is the most challenging place in the world to obtain marine data due to its remoteness and inhospitable nature, especially in winter. H…
View article: Prioritising the restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems using ecosystem accounting
Prioritising the restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems using ecosystem accounting Open
Ecosystem accounting is a structured approach to compiling environmental and economic information. While accounts are typically used to compile data on past trends, they have an unrealised capacity to also be used to inform decisions by pr…
View article: Ontogenetic shifts in social aggregation and habitat use in a temperate reef fish
Ontogenetic shifts in social aggregation and habitat use in a temperate reef fish Open
Cover, both from physical structure or association with social groups, can reduce predation risk and increase foraging, leading to enhanced growth and survival, and is therefore a critical aspect of the niche for many organisms. However, t…
View article: Blue Restoration – Building Confidence and Overcoming Barriers
Blue Restoration – Building Confidence and Overcoming Barriers Open
Marine coastal (or “blue”) ecosystems provide valuable services to humanity and the environment, but global loss and degradation of blue ecosystems necessitates ecological restoration. However, blue restoration is an emerging field and is …
View article: Facilitating Better Outcomes: How Positive Species Interactions Can Improve Oyster Reef Restoration
Facilitating Better Outcomes: How Positive Species Interactions Can Improve Oyster Reef Restoration Open
Over 85% of the world's oyster reefs have been lost in the past two centuries, triggering a global effort to restore shellfish reef ecosystems and the ecosystem services they provide. While there has been considerable success in re-establi…
View article: Data for: Sea urchin control of macroalgal communities across a productivity gradient
Data for: Sea urchin control of macroalgal communities across a productivity gradient Open
Data sets relate to the surveys and grazer-exclusion experiments performed by Kriegisch, Reeves, Johnson, Ling in Port Phillip Bay Victoria, Australia. The manuscript that describes the data sets is entitled:"Sea urchin control of mac…
View article: Density‐Dependent Feedbacks, Hysteresis, and Demography of Overgrazing Sea Urchins
Density‐Dependent Feedbacks, Hysteresis, and Demography of Overgrazing Sea Urchins Open
The ability of sea urchins to overgraze kelp beds yet avoid “eating themselves out of house and home” appears owing to their ability to switch diet from nutritious kelp beds to filamentous/encrusting algae; that is, body condition, growth,…