Prehistoric baseline reveals substantial decline of oyster reef condition in a Gulf of Mexico conservation priority area

Hesterberg, Stephen, University of South Florida, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3607-1789

Herbert, Gregory, University of South Florida

Pluckhahn, Thomas, University of South Florida

Harke, Ryan, University of South Florida

Al-Qattan, Nasser, University of South Florida

Duke, C. Trevor, University of Florida

Moore, Evan, University of Miami, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9354-807X

Smith, Megan, University of Miami, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8094-6036

Delgado, Alexander, University of South Florida

Sampson, Christina, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0855-971X

hesterberg@mail.usf.edu, gherbert@usf.edu, tpluckhahn@usf.edu, nalqattan@mail.usf.edu, evan.moore@rsmas.miami.edu, megan.smith@rsmas.miami.edu, adelgado3@mail.usf.edu, cper@umich.edu

Published Feb 05, 2020 on Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.66t1g1jz4

Cite this dataset

Hesterberg, Stephen et al. (2020). Prehistoric baseline reveals substantial decline of oyster reef condition in a Gulf of Mexico conservation priority area [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.66t1g1jz4

Abstract

This dataset contains oyster shell height measurements for prehistoric and modern oysters collected near Crystal River, Florida, USA.

Oxygen and carbon stable isotope values for large prehistoric and modern oysters are also reported.

Methods

See methods in article: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0865

Funding

National Science Foundation, Award: 1026248