Sandra Brooke

2 months ago | ecologyandsociety.org | Elizabeth Mansfield |Sarah Lester |Andrew Rassweiler |Sandra Brooke |Adrian Williams

ResearchABSTRACTHistorically fishery-dependent communities can have significant economic, social, and cultural ties to key species, the loss of which can cause cascading impacts throughout the community, extending beyond fishers. Understanding the different ways communities depend on a species, and how the species’ loss may reverberate through the community, is key for holistic ecosystem management approaches.

Aug 13, 2024 | zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sarah Lester |Joshua Breithaupt |Sandra Brooke |Jenny Bueno

Introduction Intertidal oyster habitats are ecologically and economically important in many regions around the world (Beck et al., 2011). Oyster reefs provide several key ecological benefits to estuarine ecosystems. These include providing habitat, food and refuge from desiccation, hypoxia and sedimentation for various species, thereby enhancing ecosystem biodiversity (Coen et al., 1999; Lenihan & Peterson, 1998; Meyer & Townsend, 2000).