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2020: Bay scallop growth rates as measured by citizen-scientist partners during restoration efforts in Florida

September 17, 2024

Local bay scallop Argopecten irradians populations are threatened or depleted in southwest Florida estuaries (Pinellas through Lee Counties) and in the Panhandle (Bay through Escambia Counties), and community-driven restoration efforts…

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2021: An agent-based model accurately predicts larval dispersal and identifies restoration and monitoring priorities for eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in a Southwest Florida estuary

September 17, 2024

An agent-based modeling (ABM) framework was developed to support oyster reef restoration efforts in the Caloosahatchee River Estuary located within the encompassing Charlotte Harbor estuarine system, Southwest Florida. The modeling…

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Settlement of the bay scallop (Argopecten irradians) along the gulf coast of Florida

September 17, 2024

Before collapsing, bay scallops (Argopecten irradians) supported commercial fisheries in Florida but, following decades of restoration efforts and management actions, still support a recreational fishery. Settlement was monitored along the…

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AS WE SEE IT. A broader view of ecosystem services related to oyster restoration

May 23, 2023
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The importance of restoring filter-feeders, such as the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica, to mitigate the effects of eutrophication (e.g. in Chesapeake Bay) is currently under debate. The argument that bivalve molluscs…

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Seston removal by natural and constructed intertidal eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reefs: a comparison with previous laboratory studies, and the value of in situ methods

May 23, 2023
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An important ecological role ascribed to oysters is the transfer of materials from the water column to the benthos as they feed on suspended particles (seston). This ecosystem service has…

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Contemporary approaches for small-scale oyster reef restoration to address substrate versus recruitment limitation: a review and comments relevant for the Olympia Oyster, Ostrea lurida (Carpenter, 1864)

May 23, 2023
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Reefs and beds formed by oysters such as the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica and the Olympia oyster, Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864† were dominant features in many estuaries throughout their native ranges. Many…

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Evaluating intertidal oyster reef development in South Carolina using associated faunal indicators

May 22, 2023
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Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) habitat is increasingly being restored for the ecosystem services it provides rather than solely as a fishery resource. Community‐based projects with the goal of ecological restoration…

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Oyster reefs at risk and recommendations for conservation, restoration and management

May 22, 2023
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Native oyster reefs once dominated many estuaries, ecologically and economically. Centuries of resource extraction exacerbated by coastal degradation have pushed oyster reefs to the brink of functional extinction worldwide. We…

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Mapping seston depletion over an intertidal Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reef: implications for restoration of multiple habitats.

May 22, 2023
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Research on the effects of bivalve filtration emphasizing oysters has mainly involved extrapolations from laboratory based measurements on individual oysters to potential whole-ecosystem impacts, with only a few studies on…

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