Oyster reef loss represents one of the most dramatic declines of a foundation species
worldwide. Oysters provide valuable ecosystem services (ES), including habitat …

Oyster reefs are often referred to as the temperate functional equivalent of coral reefs. Yet
evidence for this analogy was lacking for the European native species Ostrea edulis …

Globally, oyster reef restoration is one of the most widely applied coastal restoration
interventions. While reefs are focal points of processes tightly linked to the carbonate system …

Introduction European and member state legislation encourage the sustainable
development of offshore environments, with the restoration or creation of flat oyster (Ostrea …

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 …

Ocean ecosystems have been subjected to anthropogenic influences for centuries, but the
scale of past ecosystem changes is often unknown. For centuries, the European flat oyster …

Against the background of the UN decade on ecosystem restoration and the new EU
Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and in the context of marine spatial planning and complex …

Promoting the mechanization of aquaculture is one of the most important supporting
measures to ensure the high-quality development of the aquaculture industry in China. In …

Funding: This work was funded by the Flotilla Foundation. RHT was funded by the Convex
Seascape Survey, the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's …

The marine environment faces continuous anthropogenic pressures, including infrastructural
developments at a global scale. Integration of nature-inclusive measures in the design of …