Disease-driven mass mortality in eastern oysters alters estuarine ecosystem processes and impedes the efficacy of nutrient mitigation strategies to combat eutrophication

Clements, Jeff

Disease-driven mass mortality in eastern oysters alters estuarine ecosystem processes and impedes the efficacy of nutrient mitigation strategies to combat eutrophication

Jeff Clements¹, Thomas Guyondet¹, Michael Coffin¹, Luc A Comeau¹, Yefang Zhang², John Davidson³, Luke Poirier⁴, Michael van den Heuvel⁵, Delphine Ditlecadet¹ and Nallie Gagné¹, (1)Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Moncton, NB, Canada, (2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, (3)Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Charlottetown, PE, Canada, (4)Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, (5)University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada