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TI European native oyster reef ecosystems are universally Collapsed
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AF zu Ermgassen, Philine
   McCormick, Hannah
   Debney, Alison
   Fariñas-Franco, José
   Gamble, Celine
   Gillies, Chris
   Hancock, Boze
   Laugen, Ane
   Pouvreau, Stephane
   Preston, Joanne
   Sanderson, William
   Strand, Åsa
   Thurstan, Ruth
AS 1:1;2:2;3:2;4:3;5:2;6:4;7:5;8:6;9:7;10:8;11:9;12:10;13:11;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:PDG-RBE-PHYTNESS;10:;11:;12:;13:;
C2 UNIV EDINBURGH, UK
   ZOOL SOC LONDON, UK
   UNIV ATLANTIC TECHN, IRELAND
   UNIV JAMES COOK, AUSTRALIA
   UNIV RHODE ISL, USA
   UNIV AGDER, NORWAY
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   UNIV PLYMOUTH, UK
   UNIV HERIOT WATT, UK
   IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONM RES INST, SWEDEN
   UNIV EXETER, UK
SI BREST
SE PDG-RBE-PHYTNESS
UM LEMAR
TC 0
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00869/98131/107431.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Ostrea edulis;shellfish reef;threats;IUCN Ecosystem Red List;habitat restoration;historical data;shellfish reef;threats;IUCN Ecosystem Red List;shifted baseline;habitat restoration;historical ecology
AB Oyster reefs are often referred to as the temperate functional equivalent of coral reefs. Yet evidence for this analogy is lacking for the European native species Ostrea edulis and its biogenic habitat. Recently assembled historical data provide a unique opportunity to develop a robust definition for this ecosystem type, confirm that O. edulis are biogenic reef builders, and assess its current conservation status. Today, O. edulis typically occur as scattered individuals or, in a few locations, as dense clumps over a few m2, however, historically O. edulis reef ecosystems persisted at large scales. A key finding is that O. edulis reef ecosystems should therefore be assessed at the >ha scale.Using the IUCN Red list of Ecosystems Framework, we conclude the European native oyster reef ecosystem type is Collapsed under three of five criteria (A: reduction in geographic distribution, B: restricted geographic range, and D: disruption of biotic processes and interactions). Criterion C (environmental degradation) was assessed as data deficient and Criterion E (quantitative risk analysis) was not completed as the ecosystem was already deemed collapsed. Our assessment has far reaching implications for conservation policy and action, and shows that the scale of current restoration efforts fall far short of what is necessary for ecosystem recovery. 
PY 2023
PD DEC
SO EcoEvoRxiv
PU California Digital Library (CDL)
DI 10.32942/X2HP52
ID 98131
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