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dc.contributor.author | Williams, B.R. | - |
dc.contributor.author | McAfee, D. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Connell, S.D. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Restoration Ecology, 2023; 31(8):e13975-1-e13975-10 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1061-2971 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1526-100X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2440/139164 | - |
dc.description | First published: 03 July 2023 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Techniques that enhance the recruitment of foundation species to restoration sites can inform the ecological development of the restored habitat. However, techniques are often considered in isolation, potentially overlooking synergies from combining them. Native oyster reefs have been lost worldwide, resulting in restoration efforts in systems that are often recruitment limited, or where recruiting oysters must spatially compete with opportunistic species. Here, we present a field-based study that combines ecological knowledge on positive species interactions with novel acoustic technology, both of which are demonstrated to boost oyster recruitment in isolation, to test whether their interaction synergistically enhances the early larval recruitment that drives oyster reef development. At three sites across a 20 ha oyster reef restoration in southern Australia, we used self-made speakers to broadcast healthy reef soundscapes that attract oysters and combine this with artificial kelp that facilitates oyster recruitment by suppressing competitive species (turfing algae). The combination of acoustic enrichment and artificial kelp increased oyster recruitment to the topside of substrate (326.98%increase), whereas only acoustic enrichment increased recruitment to the underside of substrate (126.95% increase). Our findings suggest that the combination ofmultiple techniques and their interactive effectsmight boost the early stages of reef development, providing proof-of-concept that these approaches can help oysters to build and bind reefs (i.e. recruit to the topside and underside, respectively). By combining ecology with technology during the first stages of a developing reef restoration, we show the potential value of these novel approaches to kick-start the recovery of lost oyster reefs. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Brittany R. Williams, Dominic McAfee, Sean D. Connell | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Wiley | - |
dc.rights | © 2023 The Authors. Restoration Ecology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Ecological Restoration. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.13975 | - |
dc.subject | acoustic enrichment; artificial kelp; ecology; oyster reef; positive species interactions; recruitment; restoration; technology | - |
dc.title | Combining ecology and technology to kick‐start oyster reef restoration | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/rec.13975 | - |
dc.relation.grant | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP200201000 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Williams, B.R. [0000-0002-3618-2788] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | McAfee, D. [0000-0001-8278-8169] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Connell, S.D. [0000-0002-5350-6852] | - |
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