How much carbon can oysters store? Scientists are trying to find out – Grist

Sanderling eating oysters, Tybee & Jekyll Islands, Georgia (by James Diedrik CC BY 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

Scientists all along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are trying to bring oyster populations back, and not just because they’re a popular food. Oysters are also important for healthy coastal ecosystems. And researchers are now studying how creating new oyster reefs could help fight climate change by sequestering carbon…