Research progresses at an oyster’s pace

Understanding how oyster reefs grow is important for restoration and predicting oyster-reef response to accelerated sea-level rise, degrading water quality, and harvesting.  In an attempt to map small-scale changes in oyster-reef morphology we are experimenting with terrestrial LIDAR.  Click on the link below to see a visualization of the reef (courtesy of Justin Ridge).  In two years we will revisit the reef and hopefully be able to resolve morphologic change.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/72269708[/vimeo]

About Antonio Rodriguez

Institute of Marine Sciences
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