Coastal eutrophication caused by anthropogenic nutrient inputs is one of the greatest threats
to the health of coastal estuarine and marine ecosystems worldwide. Globally,∼ 24% of the …

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 …

Seascape ecology, the marine-centric counterpart to landscape ecology, is rapidly emerging
as an interdisciplinary and spatially explicit ecological science with relevance to marine …

Bivalve habitat restoration is growing in geographic extent and scale globally. While
addressing the wide‐scale loss of these biogenic habitats is still a key motivation behind …

Abstract The European native oyster (Ostrea edulis) is a threatened keystone species which
historically created extensive, physically complex, biogenic habitats throughout European …

Conservation aquaculture is becoming an important tool to support the recovery of declining
marine species and meet human needs. However, this tool comes with risks as well as …

Globally, oyster reef restoration is on the rise. In many instances, restoration is occurring
alongside established oyster aquaculture industries that grew to prominence following …

This chapter presents the causes of physical and ecological degradation of estuaries in
relation to human activities and climate change. The direct and indirect effects of …

Oysters play a pivotal role in the bay living ecosystem and are considered the living filters for
the ocean. In recent years, oyster reefs have undergone major devastation caused by …

Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) are a critical ecological and commercial resource in
the northern Gulf of Mexico facing changing environmental conditions from river …