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Posted on February 7, 2011 | tags

 
 

Offbeat: Scientists to oysters: You have become irrelevant

  • They are functionally extinct – in that they lack any significant ecosystem role and remain at less than one percent of prior abundances in many bays.
  • An elite team of researchers • Reporting on a recent study on oyster habitation. This is quite the indictment of the humble oyster: “Hey, not only are 85% of your reefs destroyed; you’re also completely unimportant to your surroundings and have no impact on anything.” Sheesh. source