Oyster reef habitat restoration: Relationships between oyster abundance and community development based on two studies in Virginia and South Carolina

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 21, Issue SPEC. ISS. 40, 2005, Pages 64-78

  Luckenbach, Mark W ^a   Coen, Loren D ^b   Ross Jr , P G ^a   Stephen, Jessica A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Ecological restoration; Habitat; Intertidal; Metrics; Oysters; Reefs; South Carolina; Subtidal; Success criteria; Virginia

Indexed keywords

HABITAT RESTORATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHELLFISH FISHERY;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; INVERTEBRATA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 15944384317     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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