A clever approach to restoring Australia’s native oyster and mussel reefs in Queensland’s Moreton Bay is catching on, giving community groups a way to get involved in their local patch.
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Overall, coastal habitat restoration greatly increases animal numbers and diversity. But not all projects deliver the goods and we need to find out why.
Climate change is making oceans more acidic globally. Now, scientists are finding that large storms can send pulses of acidic water into bays and estuaries, further stressing fish and shellfish.
By playing the sounds of healthy reefs, we can draw oysters back to the barrens where their reefs once stood.
Only 200 years ago, Australian waters were full of oyster and shellfish reefs. Then they collapsed. Now large scale restoration efforts are underway.
Leaf oysters can form reefs, produce mauve pearls, and reach the size of a dinner plate. They’ve been ignored for far too long.
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Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide
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Professor, Program Director of Stretton Institute, Program Director of Environment Insitute, University of Adelaide
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Research assistant, Southern Cross University
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Adjunct Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide
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Senior research fellow in marine biology, University of Tasmania
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Professorial Research Fellow in Marine Biology, James Cook University
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Adjunct Associate Professor in marine ecology, James Cook University
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PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide
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PhD Candidate in Oceanography, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor of Oceanography, Texas A&M University
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Research Fellow, Global Wetlands Project, Australia Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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ARC Future Fellow in Fisheries Science, University of Tasmania
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Professor in Marine Science, Griffith University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle
