Oyster reefs can outpace sea-level rise

Antonio B. Rodriguez (), F. Joel Fodrie, Justin T. Ridge, Niels L. Lindquist, Ethan J. Theuerkauf, Sara E. Coleman, Jonathan H. Grabowski, Michelle C. Brodeur, Rachel K. Gittman, Danielle A. Keller and Matthew D. Kenworthy
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Antonio B. Rodriguez: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences, 3431 Arendell Street Morehead City, North Carolina 28557, USA
F. Joel Fodrie: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences, 3431 Arendell Street Morehead City, North Carolina 28557, USA
Justin T. Ridge: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences, 3431 Arendell Street Morehead City, North Carolina 28557, USA
Niels L. Lindquist: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences, 3431 Arendell Street Morehead City, North Carolina 28557, USA
Ethan J. Theuerkauf: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences, 3431 Arendell Street Morehead City, North Carolina 28557, USA
Sara E. Coleman: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences, 3431 Arendell Street Morehead City, North Carolina 28557, USA
Jonathan H. Grabowski: Northeastern University, Marine Science Center, 430 Nahant Road Nahant, Massachusetts 01908, USA
Michelle C. Brodeur: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences, 3431 Arendell Street Morehead City, North Carolina 28557, USA
Rachel K. Gittman: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences, 3431 Arendell Street Morehead City, North Carolina 28557, USA
Danielle A. Keller: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences, 3431 Arendell Street Morehead City, North Carolina 28557, USA
Matthew D. Kenworthy: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences, 3431 Arendell Street Morehead City, North Carolina 28557, USA

Nature Climate Change, 2014, vol. 4, issue 6, 493-497

Abstract: Sea-level rise represents a threat to intertidal oyster reefs and knowledge of their growth rates is needed to quantify the threat. This study presents direct measurements of intertidal oyster reef growth and develops an empirical model of reef accretion. The authors show that previous measurements underestimate growth—the reefs studied here seem able to keep up with projected sea-level rise.

Date: 2014
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