Active management is required to turn the tide for depleted Ostrea edulis stocks from the effects of overfishing, disease and invasive species.

ABSTRACT: The decline of the European oyster Ostrea edulis across its biogeographic range has been driven largely by over-fishing and anthropogenic habitat destruction, often to the point of functional extinction. However, other negatively interacting factors attributing to this catastrophic decline include disease, invasive species and pollution. In addition, a relatively complex life history characterized by sporadic spawning renders O. edulis biologically vulnerable to overexploitation. As a viviparous species, successful reproduction in O. edulis populations is density dependent to a greater degree than broadcast spawning oviparous species such as the Pacific oyster Crassostrea (Magallana) gigas. Here, we report on the benthic assemblage of O. edulis<

SUBMITTER: Helmer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6397756 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature