Using Fish Behavior to Assess Habitat Quality of a Restored Oyster Reef

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UW Pres s / Ecolog ical Rest oration Acknowledgements Our study was funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station located at South Dakota State University (SDSU). We appreciate the support provided by the Department of Natural Resource Management at SDSU. We thank USFWS staff including W. Henderson, S. Revering, D. Peterson, C. Stromlund, J. Brooks, F. Christopher, S. Rockwood, J. Vandenbosch, K. Moratz, B. Van Kuelen, N. Bieber, and M. Seufert for field assistance. We thank L. Garner for reviewing an earlier draft of this manuscript. The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the USFWS.