Enhancing multiple scales of seafloor biodiversity with mussel restoration.

ABSTRACT: Restoration projects are underway internationally in response to global declines in shellfish beds. As diverse biological assemblages underpin a variety of ecosystem services, understanding broader changes in biodiversity associated with mussel restoration becomes increasingly valuable to scientists and restoration practitioners. Studies generally show bivalve beds increase species richness and abundance, but results are scale-dependent and conditional on the mobility of specific communities observed. We examined biodiversity at multiple scales to determine how communities with varying levels of mobility are influenced by subtidal mussel restoration. Significant changes in assemblage structure were observed in both mobile fish and epifaunal communities, with enhanced species richness and t

SUBMITTER: Sea MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8943123 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature