Cascading of habitat degradation: Oyster reefs invaded by refugee fishes escaping stress

Ecological Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 764-782

  Lenihan, H S ^a   Peterson, C H ^a   Byers, J E ^a   Grabowski, J H ^a   Thayer, G W ^a   Colby, D R ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cascading interactions; Crassostrea virginica; Ecosystem management; Essential fish habitat; Fish use of restored oyster reefs; Habitat structure; Hypoxia effects; Neuse River estuary; North Carolina, USA; Oyster reefs; Reef habitat, biogenic; Refugee species; Restored habitat

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; OYSTER CULTURE; PREY AVAILABILITY; REEF; TROPHIC CASCADE;

NEUSE ESTUARY; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0034973608     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[0764:COHDOR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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