A global synthesis of predation on bivalves

A Meira, JE Byers, R Sousa - Biological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Predation is a dominant structuring force in ecological communities. In aquatic
environments, predation on bivalves has long been an important focal interaction for …

Declining populations of Mytilus spp. in North Atlantic coastal waters—a Swedish perspective

S Baden, B Hernroth, O Lindahl - Journal of Shellfish Research, 2021 - BioOne
ABSTRACT During the past 2–3 decades, the spatiotemporal distribution of Mytilus spp. in
coastal waters of the North Atlantic has changed considerably. In general, reduced …

Mimicry of emergent traits amplifies coastal restoration success

RJM Temmink, MJA Christianen, GS Fivash… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Restoration is becoming a vital tool to counteract coastal ecosystem degradation. Modifying
transplant designs of habitat-forming organisms from dispersed to clumped can amplify …

[PDF][PDF] Offshore wind farms as potential locations for flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) restoration in the Dutch North Sea

P Kamermans, B Walles, M Kraan… - Sustainability …, 2018 - library.oapen.org
The “Dutch Energy Agreement” motivates governments and industries to invest in renewable
energy sources, of which offshore wind energy is one of the solutions to meet the agreed …

How habitat-modifying organisms structure the food web of two coastal ecosystems

EM van der Zee, C Angelini… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The diversity and structure of ecosystems has been found to depend both on trophic
interactions in food webs and on other species interactions such as habitat modification and …

Enhancing ecological complexity in soft‐bottom coastal ecosystems: the impact of introducing hard substrates

S Witte, J Dickson, O Franken, S Holthuijsen… - Restoration …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal ecosystems globally face pressures, with natural coastal habitats being replaced by
engineered structures. While hard structures for navigation‐purposes and coastal defense …

Out of their depth: The successful use of cultured subtidal mussels for intertidal restoration

TA Toone, JR Hillman, ED Benjamin… - … Science and Practice, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystem restoration has proliferated across the globe to combat widespread ecosystem
decline. Translocations of viable individuals into degraded habitats form a core component …

Life cycle informed restoration: Engineering settlement substrate material characteristics and structural complexity for reef formation

RJM Temmink, C Angelini, GS Fivash… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystems are degrading world‐wide, with severe ecological and economic
consequences. Restoration is becoming an important tool to regain ecosystem services and …

Variability in predator abundance links winter temperatures and bivalve recruitment: correlative evidence from long-term data in a tidal flat

JJ Beukema, R Dekker - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2014 - int-res.com
In the Wadden Sea, annual recruitment in the major bivalve species is mostly successful in
summers following severe winters, whereas it usually fails after mild winters. On the basis of …

Restoring mussel beds in highly dynamic environments by lowering environmental stressors

J Schotanus, JJ Capelle, E Paree… - Restoration …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration of coastal ecosystem engineers that trap sediment and dampen waves has
proven to be difficult, especially in the wave‐exposed and eroding areas where they are …