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Site Selection For Oyster Habitat Rehabilitation In The Virginia Portion Of The Chesapeake Bay: A Commentary, Roger L. Mann, Da Evans
Site Selection For Oyster Habitat Rehabilitation In The Virginia Portion Of The Chesapeake Bay: A Commentary, Roger L. Mann, Da Evans
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A significant body of knowledge has been generated during the past decade on disease tolerance of the native oyster Crassostrea virginica. A major opportunity to move into a large-scale field application phase of that knowledge has been presented by a 10-y commitment by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) to a partnership in Virginia focused on widespread restoration of oyster resources for ecological purposes. The partnership involves ACOE, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC), and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF). This collaboration will effect a sequenced restoration effort involving site selection, site …