Oyster reefs as natural breakwaters mitigate shoreline loss and facilitate fisheries.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Steven B Scyphers, Sean P Powers, Kenneth L Heck, Dorothy Byron
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Breakwater; The Breakwater; The Corridor; Red drum; Sciaenops ocellatus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022396; https://doaj.org/article/d27e1ac1f2134241ae49ebac32a86cd7

Shorelines at the interface of marine, estuarine and terrestrial biomes are among the most degraded and threatened habitats in the coastal zone because of their sensitivity to sea level rise, storms and increased human utilization. Previous efforts to protect shorelines have largely involved constru...