Archive for January 5, 2008

Oysters, a Manatee’s Best Friend

  So how does an oyster help a manatee survive?  Well, a single oyster probably doesnt do a darn thing to help out manatees or other animals.  But a reef of them can do a lot. As filter feeders, oysters combat spikes in plankton populations that are tied to increased fertilizer runoff into the water.  [...]