Program Info

Website
Region(s)
NW
Summary
Oyster reef population biology
Parameters
Density, spat recruitment rates, Perkinsus marinus (dermo) prevalence (percentage of oysters infected) and intensity (parasite density), condition (dry weight to shell weight ratio), reproductive development
Notes
Application
To continue oyster monitoring efforts started as part of a Disaster Recovery Project.
Publications
Internal use
Start
2016
End
Current
Frequency
Semiannual
Method
semi- annual surveys based on Lenihan and Peterson (1998) and Grizzle et al. (2005), quadrats, spat recuitment (shell string) method modified from Southworth and Mann (2004), prevalence and intensity of Perkinsus marinus (dermo) infection diagnosed with Ray’s fluid thioglycollate media (RFTM) method (Ray 1966), reproductive stage assigned to a classification scheme modified from the work of Fisher et al. (1996)
Discontinuity
Data Location
Data Format

Habitats
Oyster/Oyster Reef
SEACAR Citation
Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes

Contacts

Program Extent

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Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas

Indicators

Indicator
Oyster/Oyster Reef - Density

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