Recovery of Intertidal Mussel Stands Three Years after the Severe 2021 Heatwave in British Columbia, Canada

In the early summer of 2021, an intense heatwave killed millions of intertidal mussels in British Columbia, Canada. Using photographs taken three years later (June 2024), this article provides visual evidence of active recovery of intertidal mussel stands in the Vancouver region, revealing the resil...

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Published in:	Diversity
Main Author:	Ricardo A. Scrosati
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-07-01
Subjects:	foundation species heatwave intertidal mussel recolonization
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/7/396

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