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Oyster Reefs as Natural Breakwaters Mitigate Shoreline Loss and Facilitate Fisheries

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...

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Autores principales: Scyphers, Steven B., Powers, Sean P., Heck, Kenneth L., Byron, Dorothy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3151262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21850223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022396