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Tag: oysters

Shells and cells: Lack of oxygen and the presence of bacteria contribute to oyster mortality
Coastal Management Harmful Algal Bloom Human impacts Oysters

Shells and cells: Lack of oxygen and the presence of bacteria contribute to oyster mortality

Lack of oxygen for a long period of time is bad for oysters, but is that the whole story?
June 15, 2021June 14, 2021 Hannah Collins
Got oyster shells? Use them to build a house!
Oysters

Got oyster shells? Use them to build a house!

Scientists reveal how to curb waste AND make construction more sustainable.
April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Can Pacific Oysters handle a bit of microplastics in the lab? Shuck yeah!
Biological oceanography Plastic

Can Pacific Oysters handle a bit of microplastics in the lab? Shuck yeah!

Filter feeding animals like oysters can be exposed to small plastic particles, called microplastics, as they filter food out of…
October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 Hannah Collins
SURFO SPECIAL: The world is your oyster: Collecting data on Matunuck Oyster Farm
Biology Coastal Management Ecology Undergraduate Research

SURFO SPECIAL: The world is your oyster: Collecting data on Matunuck Oyster Farm

Did you know that oysters act as a biological water purifier? Thus, many different environmental conditions like the tide and…
September 27, 2019September 25, 2019 Diana Fontaine
Important oyster-producing region of British Columbia swamped with microplastics
Plastic Pollution

Important oyster-producing region of British Columbia swamped with microplastics

  If you grew up in the developed world, chances are you have an intimate relationship with plastic. Your lunch…
June 7, 2018June 6, 2018 R J Parker
Human impacts

Oysters going viral

The human norovirus persisted longer than 6 weeks in contaminated oysters held at lower water temperatures, suggesting that the water…
August 2, 2016August 2, 2016 Kari St.Laurent
Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts Modeling Oysters Restoration technology

Oh Where, Oh Where Should This Oyster Reef Go?

Where indeed? Oyster reef restoration and use for shoreline protection requires some planning to maximize effectiveness. Find out more in…
January 22, 2016March 10, 2016 Rebecca Flynn
Biology Genetics

Stressed-Out Oysters: Molecular Coping Mechanisms for Anxiety

Oysters live a life of constant stress in the ever-changing intertidal habitat. In order to deal with extreme variation in…
November 21, 2015November 23, 2015 Dina Navon

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