Global success in oyster reef restoration despite ongoing recovery debt
D. A. Hemraj, M. J. Bishop, B. Hancock, J. J. Minuti, R. H. Thurstan, P. S. E. Zu Ermgassen, B. D. Russell
The paper quantifies ongoing recovery debt in oyster reef restoration, finding that while biodiversity and abundance increase rapidly, recovery rates decline and debt persists at >35% annually.
bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2022Ecology