Density-dependent effects of an introduced oyster, Crassostrea gigas, on a native intertidal seagrass, Zostera marina

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 468, Issue , 2012, Pages 149-160

  Wagner, Eric ^a   Dumbauld, Brett R ^b   Hacker, Sally D ^c   Trimble, Alan C ^a   Wisehart, Lorena M ^c   Ruesink, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea gigas; Density dependent effects; Disturbance; Recovery; Shellfish aquaculture; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COEXISTENCE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MARICULTURE; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POREWATER; SEAGRASS; SHELLFISH CULTURE;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WILLAPA BAY;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; OSTREIDAE; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 84869201437     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09952     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Banas NS, Hickey BM, Newton JA, Ruesink JL (2007) Tidal exchange, bivalve grazing, and patterns of primary production in Willapa Bay, Washington, USA. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 341: 123-139
2. Barbier EB, Koch EW, Silliman BR, Hacker SD and others (2008) Coastal ecosystem-based management with nonlinear ecological functions and values. Science 319: 321-323
3. Barbier E, Hacker SD, Kennedy C, Koch E, Silliman B, Stier AD (2011) The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services. Ecol Monogr 81: 169-193
4. BeckMW, Brumbaugh RD, Airoldi L, Carranza A and others (2011) Oyster reefs at risk and recommendations for conservation, restoration, and management. BioScience 61: 107-116
5. Booth DM, Heck KL Jr (2009) Effects of the American oyster Crassostrea virginica on growth rates of the seagrass Halodule wrightii. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 389: 117-126
6. Borde AB, Thom RM, Rumrill S, Miller LM(2003) Geospatial habitat change analysis in Pacific Northwest coastal estuaries. Estuaries 26: 1104-1116
7. Burnham KP, Anderson DR (2002) Model selection and multi model inference: A practical information-theoretic approach. 2nd edn. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY
8. Dumbauld BR, Booth SR, Cheney D, Suhrbier A, Beltran H (2006) An integrated pest management program for burrowing shrimp control in aquaculture. Aquaculture 261: 976-992
9. Dumbauld BR, Ruesink JL, Rumrill SS (2009) The ecological role of bivalve shellfish aquaculture in the estuarine environment: A review with application to oyster and clam culture in West Coast (USA) estuaries. Aquaculture 290: 196-223
10. Dumbauld BR, Ruesink JL, Trimble AC, Kauffman BE (2011) The Willapa Bay oyster reserves in Washington State: Fishery collapse, creating a sustainable replacement, and the potential for habitat conservation and restoration. J Shellfish Res 30: 71-84
11. Grabowski J, Peterson CH (2007) Restoring oyster reefs to recover ecosystem services. In: Cuddington K, Byers JE, Wilson W, Hastings A (eds) Ecosystem engineers: Plants to protists. Academic Press, New York, NY, p 281-298
12. Gutierrez JL, Jones CG, Strayer DL, Iribarne OO (2003) Mollusks as ecosystem engineers: The role of shell production in aquatic habitats. Oikos 101: 79-90
13. Heck KL, Pennock JR, Valentine JF, Coen LD, Skelnar SA (2000) Effects of nutrient enrichment and small predator density on seagrass ecosystems: An experimental assessment. Limnol Oceanogr 45: 1041-1057
14. Hickey BM, Banas NS (2003) Oceanography of the U.S. Pacific Northwest coastal ocean and estuaries with applications to coastal ecology. Estuaries 26: 1010-1031
15. Holmer M, Frederiksen MS, Mollegaard H (2005) Sulfur accumulation in eelgrass (Zostera marina) and effect of sulfur on eelgrass growth. Aquat Bot 81: 367-379
16. Hughes AR, Bando KJ, Rodriguez LF, Williams SL (2004) Relative effects of grazers and nutrients on seagrasses: A meta-analysis approach. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 282: 87-99
17. Kelly JR, Volpe JP (2007) Native eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) survival and growth adjacent to non-native oysters (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg) in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. Bot Mar 50: 143-150
18. Koch EW, Barbier EB, Silliman BR, Reed DJ and others (2009) Non-linearity in ecosystem services: Temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection. Front Ecol Environ 7: 29-37
19. Leoni V, Vela Z, Pasqualini V, Pergent-Martini C, Pergent G (2008) Effects of experimental reduction of light and nutrient enrichments (N and P) on seagrasses: A review. Aquat Conserv 18: 202-220
20. Nelder JA, Mead R (1965) A simplex method for function minimization. Comput J 7: 308-313
21. Nelson KA, Leonard LA, Posey MH, Alphin TD, Mallin MA (2004) Using transplanted oyster (Crassostrea virginica) beds to improve water quality in small tidal creeks: A pilot study. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 298: 347-368
22. Nomura I (2009) The state of world fisheries and aquaculture 2008. FAO Fisheries, Rome
23. Peterson BJ, Heck KL Jr (2001a) An experimental test of the mechanism by which suspension feeding bivalves elevate seagrass productivity. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 218: 115-125
24. Peterson BJ, Heck KL Jr (2001b) Positive interactions between suspension-feeding bivalves and seagrass-a facultative mutualism. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 213: 143-155
25. Piazza BP, Banks PD, La Peyre MK (2005) The potential for created oyster shell reefs as a sustainable shoreline protection strategy in Louisiana. Restor Ecol 13: 499-506
26. R Development Core Team (2009) R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R foundation for statistical computing, Vienna. www.R-project.org
27. Richardson NF, Ruesink JL, Naeem S, Hacker SD, Tallis HM, Dumbauld BR, Wisehart LM (2008) Bacterial abundance and aerobic microbial activity across natural and oyster aquaculture habitats during summer conditions in a northeastern Pacific estuary. Hydrobiologia 596: 269-278
28. Ruesink JL, Lenihan HS, Trimble AC, Heiman KW, Micheli F, Byers JE, Kay MC (2005) Introduction of non-native oysters: Ecosystem effects and restoration implications. Annu Rev Ecol Syst 36: 643-689
29. Ruesink JL, Feist BE, Harvey CJ, Hong JS, Trimble AC, Wisehart LM (2006) Changes in productivity associated with four introduced species: Ecosystem transformation of a 'pristine' estuary. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 311: 203-215
30. Ruesink JL, Hong JS, Wisehart L, Hacker SD, Dumbauld BR, Hessing-Lewis M, Trimble AC (2010) Congener comparison of native (Zostera marina) and introduced (Z. japonica) eelgrass within a Pacific Northwest estuary. Biol Invasions 12: 1773-1789
31. Schreffler D, Griffen K (2000) Ecological interactions among eelgrass, oysters, and burrowing shrimp in Tillamook Bay, Oregon. Report to the Tillamook County Performance Partnership. Tillamook County Performance Partnership, Garibaldi, OR
32. Short FT, Duarte CM (2001) Methods for the measurement of seagrass growth and production. In: Short FT, Coles RG (eds) Global seagrass methods. Elsevier, Amsterdam, p 155-182
33. Slawyck G, MacIsaac JJ (1972) Comparison of two automated ammonium methods in a region of coastal upwelling. Deep-Sea Res 19:521-524
34. Tallis HM, Ruesink JL, Dumbauld BR (2009) Oysters and aquaculture practices affect eelgrass density and productivity in a Pacific Northwest estuary. J Shellfish Res 28: 251-261
35. Thom RM, Borde AB, Rumrill S, Woodruff DL, Williams GD, Southard JA, Sargeant SL (2003) Factors influencing spatial and annual variability in eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) meadows in Willapa Bay, Washington, and Coos Bay, Oregon, estuaries. Estuaries 26: 1117-1129
36. Vinther HF, Holmer M (2008) Experimental test of biodeposition and ammonium excretion from blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) on eelgrass (Zostera marina) performance. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 364: 72-79
37. Wall CC, Peterson BJ, Gobler CJ (2008) Facilitation of seagrass Zostera marina productivity by suspension-feeding bivalves. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 357: 165-174
38. Waycott M, Duarte CM, Carruthers TJB, Orth RJ and others (2009) Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106: 12377-12381
39. Wisehart LM, Dumbauld BR, Ruesink JL, Hacker SD (2007) Importance of eelgrass early life history stages in response to oyster aquaculture disturbance. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 344: 71-80