Table 1.
Ecosystem services of oysters, using functions and services modified from Faber et al. (2006).
Figure 1.
Mission-Aransas Estuary, Texas, USA, showing locations of oyster reefs.
Figure 2.
Seasonal environmental variables measured in the Mission-Aransas Estuary, Texas.
(W = winter, Sp = spring, Su = summer, F = fall).
Table 2.
Monthly average water temperature (°C), seston concentrations (measured as TSS (mg L−1)), and phytoplankton Chl-a (µg L−1) in the Mission Aransas Estuary.
Table 3.
Nitrogen removal and cost equivalent values provided by 18.11 km2 of oyster reef in the Mission-Aransas Estuary.