scholarly journals Can habitat restoration be redundant? Response of mobile fishes and crustaceans to oyster reef restoration in marsh tidal creeks

2009 ◽  
Vol 389 ◽  
pp. 171-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
NR Geraldi ◽  
SP Powers ◽  
KL Heck ◽  
J Cebrian
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Restoration ◽  
Oyster Reef ◽  
Tidal Creeks ◽  
Reef Restoration

Impacts of Oyster Reef Restoration on Primary Productivity and Nutrient Dynamics in Tidal Creeks of the North Central Gulf of Mexico

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 1355-1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rochelle Plutchak ◽  
Kelly Major ◽  
Just Cebrian ◽  
C. Drew Foster ◽  
Mary-Elizabeth C. Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Primary Productivity ◽  
Nutrient Dynamics ◽  
Oyster Reef ◽  
Tidal Creeks ◽  
North Central ◽  
Reef Restoration ◽  
The North

Changes in Sediment Characteristics upon Oyster Reef Restoration, NE Florida, USA

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa W Southwell ◽  
Jessica J Veenstra ◽  
Charles D Adams ◽  
Elizabeth V Scarlett ◽  
Kristy B Payne
Keyword(s):  
Oyster Reef ◽  
Sediment Characteristics ◽  
Reef Restoration

Oyster reef restoration in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Extent, methods and outcomes

2014 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 20-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan La Peyre ◽  
Jessica Furlong ◽  
Laura A. Brown ◽  
Bryan P. Piazza ◽  
Ken Brown
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Oyster Reef ◽  
Reef Restoration ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico

Turbidity and salinity influence trophic cascades on oyster reefs through modification of sensory performance and facilitation of different predator types

2020 ◽  
Vol 639 ◽  
pp. 127-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
JW Reustle ◽  
DL Smee
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Food Webs ◽  
Oyster Reef ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Abiotic Factors ◽  
Fish Predation ◽  
Reef Restoration ◽  
Physiological Tolerance ◽  
Salinity Levels ◽  
Foraging Ability

Abiotic factors can influence the distribution of organisms through physiological tolerance limits and by affecting their sensory performance in critical life history functions such as foraging or predator avoidance. In estuaries, salinity and turbidity directly influence the distribution of organisms but the indirect, synergistic effects of these factors on trophic interactions and community structure remain obscure. We investigated the effects of salinity and turbidity on oyster reef communities by comparing oyster reef community structure in low vs. high turbidity in consecutive years that varied considerably in rainfall and ambient salinity levels. Turbidity had significant effects in both 2016 and 2017 by interfering with fish foraging ability and consumption. In turbid sites, fish predation decreased by ~21%, crab mesopredators were 11% larger and nearly 5 times more abundant due to reduced top-down control by fish, and oyster reef biodiversity was 12% lower. In 2016, oysters were 350% less abundant in sites with abundant crab predators. However, in 2017, salinity increased, facilitating a new predator (oyster drills Stramonita haemastoma) to emerge onto reefs, and oysters were 7 times less abundant in sites with oyster drills despite having fewer crab predators. Thus, salinity and turbidity can indirectly affect food webs by facilitating different predators and influencing their sensory performance. Turbidity had significant effects on estuarine food webs regardless of salinity levels, and like salinity, turbidity should also be considered in oyster reef restoration and management of estuarine ecosystems.

Habitat value of Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) reefs on soft sediments

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 771 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. M. McLeod ◽  
L. Boström-Einarsson ◽  
C. Creighton ◽  
B. D'Anastasi ◽  
B. Diggles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Oyster Reef ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Biomass Productivity ◽  
Macroinvertebrate Communities ◽  
Oyster Reefs ◽  
Reef Restoration ◽  
Habitat Value ◽  
Rock Oyster ◽  
Saccostrea Glomerata

Estimates of the ecological and economic value of ecosystems can provide important information for the prioritisation of conservation and restoration actions. Oyster reefs that were once common in temperate coastal waters have now been largely degraded or lost. Oyster reefs provide a suite of ecological services, including habitat and a food supply for a range of other species. In Australia, there is growing interest in oyster reef restoration, but there are knowledge gaps with regard to their structure and habitat value. Here, we describe the structure of eight remnant Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) reefs and estimate the density, biomass, productivity and composition of mobile macroinvertebrate and infaunal communities associated with them. The oyster reefs had a distinct assemblage of macroinvertebrates, with fivefold higher density of larger (≥2mm) macroinvertebrates, fivefold higher biomass and almost fivefold higher productivity, than that of adjacent bare sediments. The productivity of infaunal communities was twice as high under oyster reefs than in adjacent bare sediments. Therefore, S. glomerata reef restoration is likely to provide important habitat for macroinvertebrate communities and boost local secondary production.

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