Oyster Reefs as Natural Breakwaters Mitigate Shoreline Loss and Facilitate Fisheries

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Steven B. Scyphers ,

* E-mail: sscyphers@disl.org

Affiliations Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States of America
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Sean P. Powers,

Affiliations Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States of America
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Kenneth L. Heck Jr,

Affiliations Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States of America
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Dorothy Byron

Affiliation Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States of America
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