Middle Holocene Oyster Shells and the Shifting Role of History in Ecological Restoration: How a Dynamic Past Informs Shellfish Ecosystem Reconstruction at an Australian Urban Estuary

Author:

Christensen Joseph1,Martin Daniel Jan2,Bossie Andrew3,Valesini Fiona4

Affiliation:

1. Lecturer in History and Environmental Humanities at the University of Western Australia and was previously a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University. A maritime and environmental historian, his research focusses on Australia’s western or Indian Ocean coast in regional and global contexts. His publications include the co-edited volumes Pearls, People, and Power: Pearling and Indian Ocean Worlds (2019) and Natural Hazards and Peoples in the Indian Ocean World (2016).

2. An environmental planner and designer working in south-west Australia on Noongar Country. He is a Lecturer in Landscape Architecture at The University of Western Australia. His practice explores ways of designing and planning with water systems and ecosystems. A passion for environmental communication drives his work – to share, translate and advocate.

3. A Project Manager at The Nature Conservancy Australia, specialising in the restoration of degraded marine and estuarine ecosystems. With a research background in shellfish ecology, Andy brings a strong understanding of ecological systems to his work. He takes a holistic approach, incorporating adaptive management strategies to ensure long-term success. Beyond his professional pursuits, Andy’s interests extend to the underwater world, as he enjoys diving and surfing, further fuelling his commitment...

4. An estuarine and marine ecologist with a focus on understanding how these ecosystems function and how to sustain them better alongside healthy societies. She is the Oceans Program Director at The Nature Conservancy Australia (TNC), and leads a diverse national team focussed on restoring Australia’s most critical coastal ecosystems for people and nature. Before joining TNC in 2019, she worked as a Senior Research Fellow at Murdoch University, undertaking applied research for key stakeholders for...

Abstract

Abstract At Western Australia's Swan-Canning Estuary, extensive subfossil shellfish assemblages of Middle Holocene origin were largely destroyed through dredging for cement production in the first half of the twentieth century. This case-study of an extractive industry driving shellfish ecosystem decline builds on existing historical studies of commercial over-harvesting of oysters, and historical and paleo-ecological investigations of sustainable, long-term indigenous oyster harvests, presenting an important new perspective on global shellfish ecosystem decline and the enduring cultural value of shellfish resources by revealing processes of cross-cultural knowledge transfer, unfolding environmental understanding and extensive environmental change across Western Australia's post-European settlement history. We explore these histories in detail for the first time, before considering their relevance to a shellfish ecosystem reconstruction initiative currently underway at this major Australian urban estuary.

Publisher

Liverpool University Press

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,History,Global and Planetary Change

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