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Intraspecific variation influences natural settlement of eastern oysters.
Oecologia - 1 Nov 2013
Smee Delbert L, Overath R Deborah, Johnson Keith D, Sanchez James A
Abstract excerpt
As populations decline, their intraspecific diversity also diminishes. Population decline may be exacerbated if a decrease in intraspecific diversity also reduces important ecological functions that maintain population numbers. Oyster reefs are severely overharvested, declining by ~85 % worldwide. We tested how increasing within-species diversity of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) using transplants would...
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