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Soundscape enrichment enhances recruitment and habitat building on new oyster reef restorations.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: McAfee, D. & Williams, B. R. & McLeod, L. & Reuter, A. & Wheaton, Z. & Connell, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine soundscapes provide important navigational cues to dispersing larvae in search of suitable habitat. Yet, widespread habitat loss has degraded m...

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Habitat context influences nitrogen removal by restored oyster reefs.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Smyth, A. R. & Piehler, M. F. & Grabowski, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Like many ecosystem functions in marine and terrestrial environments, nutrient processing varies dramatically over small spatial scales, making effort...

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Multi-species restoration accelerates recovery of extinguished oyster reefs.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: McAfee, D. & Larkin, C. & Connell, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A multi-species approach to habitat restoration may boost the key processes (e.g. recruitment) that enable foundation species to overcome barriers to ...

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NatureScot Research Report 1316 - Guidance and recommendations for native oyster enhancement projects in Scotland.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Donnan, D. & Bromley, C. & Kent, F.

Content type: Reports

This report presents guidance for European native oyster (Ostrea edulis) enhancement projects in Scotland, supplementing existing frameworks and resou...

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The application of oyster reefs in shoreline protection: are we over-engineering for an ecosystem engineer?

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Morris, R. L. & Bilkovic, D. M. & Boswell, M. K. & Bushek, D. & Cebrian, J. & Goff, J. & Kibler, K. M. & Peyre, M. K. la & McClenachan, G. & Moody, J. & Sacks, P. & Shinn, J. P. & Sparks, E. L. & Temple, N. A. & Walters, L. J. & Webb, B. M. & Swearer, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Oyster reef living shorelines have been proposed as an effective alternative to traditional coastal defence structures (e.g. bulkheads, breakwaters), ...

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Spatial variation in the biotic and abiotic filters of oyster recruitment: implications for restoration.

Published online: 13 Jun 2022

Authors: Esquivel-Muelbert, J. R. & Lanham, B. S. & Martínez-Baena, F. & Dafforn, K. A. & Gribben, P. E. & Bishop, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Attempts to restore marine ecosystems are increasing, but the success of projects remains variable. For marine invertebrates, the establishment of sel...

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Oyster larvae swim along gradients of sound.

Published online: 26 Jul 2022

Authors: Williams, B. R. & McAfee, D. & Connell, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine soundscapes provide navigational information for dispersing organisms, but with wide-scale habitat loss, these soundscapes are becoming muted. ...

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Landscape metrics predict habitat redundancy of restored oyster reefs for recruitment enhancement of dominant estuarine fish.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Davenport, T. M. & Hughes, A. R. & Grabowski, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Structured biogenic habitats in estuarine and coastal landscapes (or seascapes) augment nekton species' production; yet, landscape setting may make re...

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Marine Restoration Potential MaRePo.

Published online: 19 Oct 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Johnson, C. L. E. & Axelsson, M. & Brown, L. & Carrigan, K. H. O. & Cordingley, A. & Elliot, A. L. & Downie, A. & Gannon, L. & Green, B. C. & Jones, J. & Marsh, M. K. & McNie, F. & Mills, S. R. A. & Wallace, N. M. & Woods, H. J.

Content type: Reports

This report focuses on the Marine Restoration Potential (MaRePo) project, which serves as a proof-of-concept study investigating the habitat restorati...

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Research Report No. 1293 - Development of a marine and coastal enhancement project assessment framework for Scottish inshore waters.

Published online: 28 Nov 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Chambers, C. & Jones, K. L. & Malcolm, F. & Boyle, G. & Sanderson, W. G. & Garbutt, A. & Jones, L. & Unsworth, R. K. F. & Lilley, R. J.

Content type: Reports

The work, as presented in this report, is focused on four species / habitats (referred to as features) that applicants most frequently propose as enha...

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