Marine environmental researchAnimalsClimate ChangeEcosystemOstreidaeTemperature
Thermal buffering by intertidal oyster reefs on mudflats in the European Wadden Sea.
E Rosa Jolma, Sonja M van Leeuwen, David W Thieltges
Published: 202610.1016/j.marenvres.2026.107834
Abstract
The increase in heatwave frequency and severity due to climate change can threaten intertidal organisms that already experience large temperature fluctuations. Habitat-forming species can mitigate temperature extremes by creating protective microhabi…
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