2017
DOI: 10.4172/2473-3350.1000442
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Changes in Sediment Characteristics upon Oyster Reef Restoration, NE Florida, USA

Abstract: debated [11,12,14,15], but less research has been devoted to the effect of oyster reefs on the surrounding sediment. Reefs act to attenuate wave energy, possibly facilitating deposition of fine sediment [8]; this process may work in concert with oyster filtration to increase light penetration that may then shift ecosystems towards more benthic primary producers [6]. Finer particles and much higher organic matter (OM) content in oyster-associated sediments suggests a substantial role for carbon and nutrient rem… Show more

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“…25,36 Although we did not detect significant sediment changes behind the reefs, the oysters themselves were found to be partially buried in sediment before the storms. 35 In addition to storm surge during hurricane season, oyster reef sites along the Tolomato River are also exposed to frequent boat wakes and wind-driven waves. After the storms, the reefs were considerably damaged, and their dead shell was spread over a large area of shoreline (Figure 6b).…”
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“…25,36 Although we did not detect significant sediment changes behind the reefs, the oysters themselves were found to be partially buried in sediment before the storms. 35 In addition to storm surge during hurricane season, oyster reef sites along the Tolomato River are also exposed to frequent boat wakes and wind-driven waves. After the storms, the reefs were considerably damaged, and their dead shell was spread over a large area of shoreline (Figure 6b).…”
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“…Recycled oyster shells were collected, put into plastic net bags, and placed in 5.3 m x 1.8 m x 0.5 m groups six meters apart along 315 m of the eastern shoreline of the Tolomato River. 35 Sediment cores (22 cm depth; 7 cm diameter) were collected with a push corer before and after the storms to compare the sediment profiles and determine if the sediment had become disturbed due to these storms. Before the storms, in June 2016, one sediment core was taken from behind/landward each of three oyster reefs (2,17,21) and at three control sites, where no reefs were present (Figure 1).…”
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“…Although we did not detect significant sediment changes behind the reefs, the oysters themselves were found to be partially buried in sediment before the storms. 35 In addition to storm surge during hurricane season, oyster reef sites along the Tolomato River are also exposed to frequent boat wakes and wind-driven waves. After the storms, the reefs were considerably damaged, and their dead shell was spread over a large area of shoreline (Figure 6b).…”
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“…Recycled oyster shells were collected, put into plastic net bags, and placed in 5.3 m x 1.8 m x 0.5 m groups six meters apart along 315 m of the eastern shoreline of the Tolomato River 35. …”
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