Adriana Gracia C.

Saccostrea and Crassostrea (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) in Colombia and evidence of community shifts in the central Caribbean coast

Abstract Members of the Ostreidae are ecologically and economically important bivalves that form dense reef structures and function as ecosystem engineers. Despite their relevance, knowledge of this family in the Colombian Caribbean remains limited, with species delimitation hindered by high morphological variability a...