Ecological carrying capacity and carbon sequestration potential of bivalve shellfish in marine ranching: A case study in Bohai Bay, China
IntroductionShellfish play an important role in ecological restoration and as carbon (C) sinks, but studies on their ecological carrying capacity (ECC) and C sequestration potential are sparse.MethodsIn this study, we selected a 57-hectare artificial oyster reef in a typical marine ranching in Bohai Bay, China, to evaluate the ECC and their C seque