BOSTON — In Florida, oyster reefs are shrinking. The mollusks' collapse is being a blamed on a rise in water salinity and an influx of a species of carnivorous conchs.
A new study by scientists at Northeastern University paints a rather ugly picture of oyster health. The researchers found that drought-starved estuaries are becoming saltier, paving the way for takeovers by carnivorous conchs.
Saltier water, researchers found, encourages the proliferation of conch larvae, which feed off oysters as they mature.
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