The late Holocene demise of a sublittoral oyster bed in the North Sea.

The late Holocene demise of a sublittoral oyster bed in the North Sea.

A fossil oyster bed (Ostrea edulis) was recently encountered offshore Helgoland (German Bight). Oysters are important filter feeders in marine environments and their habitat structure supports a large associated biodiversity. The European flat oyster Ostrea edulis has historically occurred in vast p...

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Main Authors: Lasse Sander, H Christian Hass, Rune Michaelis, Christopher Groß, Tanja Hausen, Bernadette Pogoda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242208

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