Assessing Biodiversity at Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Aquaculture and Reef Sites Utilizing Real-Time Monitoring and Environmental DNA in Rehoboth Bay, Delaware, USA
Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) are a keystone species and an important product to the commercial shellfish industry in Delaware. Oysters are known as “environmental engineers” that provide a structured habitat to the ecosystem, thus promoting
Authors
- Tahera Attarwala
- Ali Parsaeimehr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2028-1888)
Institutions
- Delaware State University (US)
- South Dakota State University (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22541/au.176043838.83148600/v1
- Primary Topic
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research