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Ecological value of coastal habitats for commercially and ecologically important species by Seitz, Rochelle D., Wennhage, Håkan, Bergström, Ulf, Lipcius, Romuald N., Ysebaert, Tom

“…Many exploited fish and macroinvertebrates that utilize the coastal zone have declined, and the causes of these declines, apart from overfishing, remain…”
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Habitat complexity and benthic predator-prey interactions in Chesapeake Bay by Glaspie, Cassandra N, Seitz, Rochelle D

“…In Chesapeake Bay, the soft-shell clam Mya arenaria (thin-shelled, deep-burrowing) exhibits population declines when predators are active, and it persists at…”
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Ecosystem services of restored oyster reefs in a Chesapeake Bay tributary: abundance and foraging of estuarine fishes by Pfirrmann, Bruce W., Seitz, Rochelle D.

“…Restoration of oyster reefs in coastal ecosystems may enhance fish and fisheries by providing valuable refuge and foraging habitat, but understanding the…”
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Impacts of Coastal Land Use and Shoreline Armoring on Estuarine Ecosystems: an Introduction to a Special Issue by Prosser, Diann J., Jordan, Thomas E., Nagel, Jessica L., Seitz, Rochelle D., Weller, Donald E., Whigham, Dennis F.

“…The nearshore land-water interface is an important ecological zone that faces anthropogenic pressure from development in coastal regions throughout the world…”
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Value of coastal habitats for exploited species: introduction to a theme set of articles by Seitz, Rochelle D.

“…Many exploited fish and invertebrate species use coastal habitats during one or more life-history stages as spawning, feeding, and nursery areas; yet, the…”
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Living Shorelines Support Nearshore Benthic Communities in Upper and Lower Chesapeake Bay by Davenport, Theresa M., Seitz, Rochelle D., Knick, Kathleen E., Jackson, Nina

“…Human population growth and sea-level rise are increasing the demand for protection of coastal property against shoreline erosion. Living shorelines are…”
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Consumer versus resource control and the importance of habitat heterogeneity for estuarine bivalves by Seitz, Rochelle D., Lipcius, Romuald N., Hines, Anson H.

“…The relative influence of consumers (top down) and resources (bottom up) on the distribution and abundance of organisms remains a key question in ecology. We…”
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Are predator–prey model predictions supported by empirical data? Evidence for a storm-driven shift to an alternative stable state in a crab–clam system by Glaspie, Cassandra N., Seitz, Rochelle D., Lipcius, Romuald N.

“…A dynamic systems approach can predict steady states in predator–prey interactions, but there are very few examples of predictions from predator–prey models…”
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Gradient effects on structuring of soft-bottom benthic infauna: Macoma balthica and predation, recruitment, and food availability by Seitz, Rochelle D.

“…Infaunal benthic community structure can be affected by factors that operate locally (e.g., predation, competition, and disturbance) and regionally (e.g.,…”
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Human Influence at the Coast: Upland and Shoreline Stressors Affect Coastal Macrofauna and Are Mediated by Salinity by Seitz, Rochelle D., Knick, Kathleen E., Davenport, Theresa M., Saluta, Gabrielle G.

“…Anthropogenic Stressors can affect subtidal communities within the land-water interface. Increasing anthropogenic activities, including upland and shoreline…”
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Correction to: Living Shorelines Support Nearshore Benthic Communities in Upper and Lower Chesapeake Bay by Davenport, Theresa M., Seitz, Rochelle D., Knick, Kathleen E., Jackson, Nina

“…The article Living Shorelines Support Nearshore Benthic Communities in Upper and Lower Chesapeake Bay, written by Theresa M. Davenport, Rochelle D. Seitz,…”
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Effects of shoreline stabilization and environmental variables on benthic infaunal communities in the Lynnhaven River System of Chesapeake Bay by Lawless, Amanda S., Seitz, Rochelle D.

“…Coastlines worldwide are being altered due to shoreline hardening and stabilization and while highly altered systems are subject to change, variability exists…”
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Hard-bottom habitats support commercially important fish species: a systematic review for the North Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea by Flávio, Hugo, Seitz, Rochelle, Eggleston, David, Svendsen, Jon C, Støttrup, Josianne

“…Hard-bottom habitats span a range of natural substrates ( , boulders, cobble) and artificial habitats ( , the base of wind turbines, oil platforms). These…”
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Impacts of habitat, predators, recruitment, and disease on soft-shell clams Mya arenaria and stout razor clams Tagelus plebeius in Chesapeake Bay by Glaspie, Cassandra N., Seitz, Rochelle D., Ogburn, Matthew B., Dungan, Christopher F., Hines, Anson H.

“…Soft-shell clams Mya arenaria and razor clams Tagelus plebeius in Chesapeake Bay, USA, have declined in numbers since the 1970s, with severe declines since the…”
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A global atlas of the environmental risk of marinas on water quality by Valdor, Paloma F., Gómez, Aina G., Juanes, José A., Kerléguer, Camille, Steinberg, Peter, Tanner, Edwina, MacLeod, Catriona, Knights, Antony M., Seitz, Rochelle D., Airoldi, Laura, Firth, Louise B., Crowe, Tasman, Chatzinikolaou, Eva, Smith, Alison, Arvanitidis, Christos, Burt, John A., Brooks, Paul R., Ponti, Massimo, Soares-Gomes, Abilio, Ovejero, Aida, Méndez, Gonzalo

“…Estimating the potential environmental risks of worldwide coastal recreational navigation on water quality is an important step towards designing a sustainable…”
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Structured habitat provides a refuge from blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, predation for the bay scallop, Argopecten irradians concentricus (Say 1822) by Hernández Cordero, Ana L., Seitz, Rochelle D.

“…Predation in estuarine systems is an important source of mortality for benthic organisms. In laboratory mesocosm experiments, we assessed the survival of bay…”
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Individual, population, and ecosystem effects of hypoxia on a dominant benthic bivalve in Chesapeake Bay by Long, W. Christopher, Seitz, Rochelle D., Brylawski, Bryce J., Lipcius, Romuald N.

“…Hypoxia is an environmental stressor that affects abundance, biomass, diversity, and ecosystem function of benthic assemblages worldwide, yet its collective…”
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Correction to: Human Influence at the Coast: Upland and Shoreline Stressors Affect Coastal Macrofauna and Are Mediated by Salinity by Seitz, Rochelle D., Knick, Kathleen E., Davenport, Theresa M., Saluta, Gabrielle G.

“…The article Human Influence at the Coast: Upland and Shoreline Stressors Affect Coastal Macrofauna and Are Mediated by Salinity, written by Rochelle D. Seitz,…”
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Overcoming restoration paradigms: value of the historical record and metapopulation dynamics in native oyster restoration by Lipcius, Romuald N, Burke, Russell P, McCulloch, Danielle N, Schreiber, Sebastian J, Schulte, David M, Seitz, Rochelle D, Shen, Jian

“…Restoration strategies for native oyster populations rely on multiple sources of information, which often conflict due to time- and space-varying patterns in…”
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Broad-scale effects of hypoxia on benthic community structure in Chesapeake Bay, USA by Seitz, Rochelle D., Dauer, Daniel M., Llansó, Roberto J., Long, W. Christopher

“…Benthic communities provide secondary production for higher trophic levels, and changes in benthic community structure can be a harbinger for associated food…”
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