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Re-establishing oyster beds to maximize their ecological benefits. Globally, less than 15 percent of the historic distribution of oyster reefs remain. Oyster reefs, salt marshes and seagrass beds provide valuable ecosystem services such as water filtration, shoreline protection and wave buffering during storm events. Rickety House, Geographic Information Systems, Ecosystem Services, Oyster Bed, Aquascape Design, Kelp Forest, Salt Marsh, North Carolina State University, Ocean Tattoos

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a mapping tool that identifies sites for re-establishing oyster reefs that maximize their ecological benefits—such as water filtration. This Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based tool could inform restoration of other vital, sensitive coastal habitats.

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