Mapping oysters on the Pacific coast of North America: A coast-wide collaboration to inform enhanced conservation
To conserve coastal foundation species, it is essential to understand patterns of distribution and abundance and how they change over time. We synthesized oyster distribution data across the west coast of North America to develop conservation strategies for the native Olympia oyster ( Ostrea lurida...
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crplos:10.1371/journal.pone.0263998 2024-06-23T07:56:00+00:00 Mapping oysters on the Pacific coast of North America: A coast-wide collaboration to inform enhanced conservation Kornbluth, Aaron Perog, Bryce D. Crippen, Samantha Zacherl, Danielle Quintana, Brandon Grosholz, Edwin D. Wasson, Kerstin Bugnot, Ana Barbara Pew Charitable Trusts 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263998 https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263998 en eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ PLOS ONE volume 17, issue 3, page e0263998 ISSN 1932-6203 journal-article 2022 crplos https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263998 2024-06-04T06:17:28Z To conserve coastal foundation species, it is essential to understand patterns of distribution and abundance and how they change over time. We synthesized oyster distribution data across the west coast of North America to develop conservation strategies for the native Olympia oyster ( Ostrea lurida ), and to characterize populations of the non-native Pacific oyster ( Magallana gigas ). We designed a user-friendly portal for data entry into ArcGIS Online and collected oyster records from unpublished data submitted by oyster experts and from the published literature. We used the resulting 2,000+ records to examine spatial and temporal patterns and made an interactive web-based map publicly available. Comparing records from pre-2000 vs. post-2000, we found that O . lurida significantly decreased in abundance and distribution, while M . gigas increased significantly. Currently the distribution and abundance of the two species are fairly similar, despite one species being endemic to this region since the Pleistocene, and the other a new introduction. We mapped the networks of sites occupied by oysters based on estimates of larval dispersal distance, and found that these networks were larger in Canada, Washington, and southern California than in other regions. We recommend restoration to enhance O . lurida , particularly within small networks, and to increase abundance where it declined. We also recommend restoring natural biogenic beds on mudflats and sandflats especially in the southern range, where native oysters are currently found most often on riprap and other anthropogenic structures. This project can serve as a model for collaborative mapping projects that inform conservation strategies for imperiled species or habitats. Article in Journal/Newspaper Pacific oyster PLOS Canada Pacific PLOS ONE 17 3 e0263998 |
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To conserve coastal foundation species, it is essential to understand patterns of distribution and abundance and how they change over time. We synthesized oyster distribution data across the west coast of North America to develop conservation strategies for the native Olympia oyster ( Ostrea lurida ), and to characterize populations of the non-native Pacific oyster ( Magallana gigas ). We designed a user-friendly portal for data entry into ArcGIS Online and collected oyster records from unpublished data submitted by oyster experts and from the published literature. We used the resulting 2,000+ records to examine spatial and temporal patterns and made an interactive web-based map publicly available. Comparing records from pre-2000 vs. post-2000, we found that O . lurida significantly decreased in abundance and distribution, while M . gigas increased significantly. Currently the distribution and abundance of the two species are fairly similar, despite one species being endemic to this region since the Pleistocene, and the other a new introduction. We mapped the networks of sites occupied by oysters based on estimates of larval dispersal distance, and found that these networks were larger in Canada, Washington, and southern California than in other regions. We recommend restoration to enhance O . lurida , particularly within small networks, and to increase abundance where it declined. We also recommend restoring natural biogenic beds on mudflats and sandflats especially in the southern range, where native oysters are currently found most often on riprap and other anthropogenic structures. This project can serve as a model for collaborative mapping projects that inform conservation strategies for imperiled species or habitats. |
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Kornbluth, Aaron Perog, Bryce D. Crippen, Samantha Zacherl, Danielle Quintana, Brandon Grosholz, Edwin D. Wasson, Kerstin Mapping oysters on the Pacific coast of North America: A coast-wide collaboration to inform enhanced conservation |
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Mapping oysters on the Pacific coast of North America: A coast-wide collaboration to inform enhanced conservation |
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Mapping oysters on the Pacific coast of North America: A coast-wide collaboration to inform enhanced conservation |
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Mapping oysters on the Pacific coast of North America: A coast-wide collaboration to inform enhanced conservation |
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