Biology
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Researchers Find Ancient Native Americans Harvested and Managed Oyster Reefs
Researchers found that Native Americans sustainably harvested and managed oyster reefs. Once, oysters were plentiful in the east coast estuaries of North America. Since the arrival of the Europeans, however, pollution, disease, and overharvesting have devastated the populations of this keystone species.
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