Oyster aquaculture impacts Zostera marina epibiont community composition in Akkeshi-ko estuary, Japan.

Coastal fisheries are in decline worldwide, and aquaculture has become an increasingly popular way to meet seafood demand. While finfish aquaculture can have substantial adverse effects on coastal ecosystems due mostly to necessary feed inputs, bivalves graze on natural phytoplankton and are often c...

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Main Authors: Carter S Smith, Minako Ito, Mizuho Namba, Masahiro Nakaoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5967716?pdf=render