Data for Quantifying Ecosystem Services Under Various Oyster Reef Designs

This data provides the basis for comparison of the services provided by reef designs varying in elevation and width located adjacent to an intertidal marsh within a coastal bay of Virginia, USA. We quantified wave attenuation to determine potential coastal protection of the adjacent marsh, and changes to sediment composition and infaunal communities before and after reef construction for three years. After construction we also quantified oyster size and population density to compare high and low elevation reef designs. Data consists of 4 tables: 1) Depths and wave heights, adjacent to the bay and marsh sides of the reef 2) Abundance of organisms 3) Biomass of organisms 4) Sediment organic matter There is also a .zip file containing the original Excel files from which the consolidated tables were extracted.