Marine foundation species are the biotic basis for many of the world's coastal ecosystems,
providing structural habitat, food, and protection for myriad plants and animals as well as …

Seagrasses are important marine ecosystems situated throughout the world's coastlines.
They are facing declines around the world due to global and local threats such as rising …

In recent years, soft engineering coastal protection based on oyster reefs has emerged as a
sustainable solution. However, the mechanism and quantification of wave attenuation by …

Globally, there is growing interest in restoring previously widespread oyster reefs to reinstate
key ecosystem services such as shoreline protection, fisheries productivity and water …

Widespread global declines in shellfish reefs (ecosystem‐forming bivalves such as oysters
and mussels) have led to growing interest in their restoration and protection. With restoration …

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

Coastal and marine ecosystems characterized by foundation species, such as seagrass
beds, coral reefs, salt marshes, oyster reefs, and mangrove forests, are rich in biodiversity …

Nonlinear threshold responses to biotic or abiotic forcing may produce multiple population
trajectories dependent upon initial conditions, which can reinforce population recovery or …

Remote sensing data is useful for selection of aquaculture sites because it can provide
water-quality products mapped over large regions at low cost to users. However, the spatial …

Habitat suitability modelling was used to test the relationship between coastal discharges
and seagrass occurrence based on data from Adelaide (South Australia). Seven variables …