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Oyster reef restoration facilitates the recovery of macroinvertebrate abundance, diversity, and composition in estuarine communities.
Searles, Adam R; Gipson, Emily E; Walters, Linda J; Cook, Geoffrey S.
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  • Searles AR; Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32816, USA. AdamRossS@ufl.edu.
  • Gipson EE; Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32603, USA. AdamRossS@ufl.edu.
  • Walters LJ; Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32816, USA.
  • Cook GS; Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia, 10 Ocean Science Cir, Savannah, GA, 31411, USA.
Sci Rep ; 12(1): 8163, 2022 05 17.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35581294
Historic declines in oyster populations have resulted in diminished production of ecosystem services and habitat function in many estuaries. Due to the important role of oysters in ecosystem function, scientists and resource managers have employed oyster reef restoration to mitigate declines, recover essential ecosystem services, and better habitat function. Yet, there are knowledge gaps regarding the impact of restoration efforts on ecologically valuable mid-trophic level organisms inhabiting these systems. To address this knowledge gap, here we quantify macroinvertebrate species abundance, community diversity, and composition on experimental restored oyster reefs before and after restoration, and from live (positive control) and dead (negative control) reefs in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Species diversity and composition on restored reefs shifted towards states similar to live (positive control) reefs within 12 months of restoration. Recovery of species abundance occurred within 18 months of restoration. The results presented herein quantify the effect of restoration on resident macroinvertebrates and provide timelines of recovery for each attribute of these communities. Further, this study presents an actionable and transferable framework for identifying effective single-species metrics of restoration success across ecosystems. The application of this framework will provide managers and researchers with tools to improve the efficiency and efficacy of post-restoration monitoring. By doing so, this study contributes significantly to the improvement of broader restoration practices in an era of unprecedented habitat loss.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ostreidae / Ecosistema Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Sci Rep Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ostreidae / Ecosistema Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Sci Rep Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido