Records reveal the vast historical extent of European oyster reef ecosystems

H. Thurstan, Ruth; McCormick, Hannah; Preston, Joanne; C. Ashton, Elizabeth; P. Bennema, Floris; Bratoš Cetinić, Ana; H. Brown, Janet; C. Cameron, Tom; da Costa, Fiz; W. Donnan, David; Ewers, Christine; Fortibuoni, Tomaso; Galimany, Eve; Giovanardi, Otello; Grancher, Romain; Grech, Daniele; Hayden-Hughes, Maria; Helmer, Luke; Thomas Jensen, K.; A. Juanes, José; Latchford, Janie; B. M. Moore, Alec; K. Moutopoulos, Dimitrios; Nielsen, Pernille; von Nordheim, Henning; Ondiviela, Bárbara; Peter, Corina; Pogoda, Bernadette; Poulsen, Bo; Pouvreau, Stéphane; M. Roberts, Callum; Scherer, Cordula; C. Smaal, Aad; Smyth, David; Strand, Åsa; A. Theodorou, John; S. E. zu Ermgassen, Philine

doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01441-4

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Records reveal the vast historical extent of European oyster reef ecosystems

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Authors:

Ruth H. Thurstan

Hannah McCormick

Joanne Preston

Abstract

Abstract Anthropogenic activities have impacted marine ecosystems at extraordinary scales. Biogenic reef ecosystems built by the European flat oyster ( Ostrea edulis ) typically declined before scientific monitoring. The past form and extent of these habitats thus remains unknown, with such informat...

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