Scientists rebuilt oyster reefs in Florida; within 18 months, the wider marine animal community began returning

• PC: AI GeneratedRestoring damaged oyster reefs can bring back the small marine animals that depend on them.
• A study examined restored, living, and dead oyster reefs in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon to track how their macroinvertebrate communities changed after restoration.
• The researchers collected 20,087 marine invertebrates representing 41 species from 14 families.