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Using positive interactions between bivalves and seagrass to reduce habitat fragmentation and restore essential fish habitat

Lead by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this project will restore eelgrass cover that had declined by propeller scaring through introducing mussels. A natural fertilization and predator protection interaction study will also take place.

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Clam bed restoration (hard clam introduction), eelgrass restoration.

North Carolina

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