Oyster restoration to recover ecosystem services

RS Smith, JL Pruett - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Oyster reef loss represents one of the most dramatic declines of a foundation species
worldwide. Oysters provide valuable ecosystem services (ES), including habitat …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in Global Oyster Reef Restoration: Innovations and Sustainable Ecological Approaches

A Jamil, A Ahmad, Y Zhao, Y Zhao, C Yang, Y Li, J Tu… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Oysters have been recognized as ecological engineers for aquatic ecosystems, as oyster
reefs provide critical habitats and foraging locations for other marine species. In the past few …

Records reveal the vast historical extent of European oyster reef ecosystems

RH Thurstan, H McCormick, J Preston, EC Ashton… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Anthropogenic activities have impacted marine ecosystems at extraordinary scales.
Biogenic reef ecosystems built by the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) typically declined …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of three plastic forms: Plasticoncrete, plastimetal and plastisessiles

JA Ellrich, SM Ehlers, S Furukuma, B Pogoda… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic forms, including plastiglomerate, pyroplastic, plasticrusts, anthropoquinas,
plastistone and plastitar, were recorded worldwide. These plastic forms derive from …

Collapsed oyster populations in large Florida estuaries appear resistant to restoration using traditional cultching methods—Insights from ongoing efforts in multiple …

WE Pine III, J Brucker, M Davis, S Geiger… - Marine and Coastal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective Depressed eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica populations in the
northern Gulf of Mexico have been the target of numerous post‐Deepwater Horizon …

Meta‐analysis reveals drivers of restoration success for oysters and reef community

RS Smith, MCN Castorani - Ecological Applications, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration aims to reverse the global declines of foundation species, but it is unclear how
project attributes, the physical setting, and antecedent conditions affect restoration success …

Short-term effects of an unprecedented heatwave on intertidal bivalve populations: fisheries management surveys provide an incomplete picture

WW Raymond, ED Tobin, JS Barber… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Coastal marine ecosystems, are particularly susceptible to climate change. One
such threat is atmospheric heatwaves, which are predicted to increase in frequency …

Records reveal the vast historical extent of European oyster reef ecosystems

H Mccormick, J Preston, A bratoš Cetinić… - Nature …, 2024 - research.ed.ac.uk
Anthropogenic activities have impacted marine ecosystems at extraordinary scales.
Biogenic reef ecosystems built by the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) typically declined …

Predictors of outplanted marine bivalve survival in restoration: A review and synthesis

K Overton, T Dempster, SE Swearer… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Global declines in marine shellfish have resulted in widespread efforts to restore
populations. Previous research has predominantly focused on substrate‐limited rather than …

Enhanced but highly variable biodiversity outcomes from coastal restoration: A global synthesis

M Sievers, RM Connolly, KA Finlayson… - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
Coastal ecosystems are being restored to combat environmental degradation and
biodiversity loss. Colonization of restored sites by non-habitat-forming animals improves …