cff-version: 1.2.0
abstract: "<p></p><p><u>Research
objective: </u></p>

<p>The alteration of habitat structure by introduced ecosystem
engineers imposes direct impacts on native biota but can also exert
trait-mediated indirect effects (TMIEs). In this study, we show that the
habitat structure provided by invasive Pacific oysters (<i>Crassostrea gigas</i>)
can also indirectly affect parasitism in blue mussels (<i>Mytilus edulis</i>).</p>

<p> </p>

<p><u>Type of research, method & collection of
data:</u></p>

<p>We conducted a three-month field experiment, in
which uninfected mussels were positioned at the bottom and top of two
intertidal oyster reefs in the Wadden Sea.</p><br><p></p>"
authors:
  - family-names: Goedknegt
    given-names: Anouk
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8637-0779"
  - family-names: Buschbaum
    given-names: Christian
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0223-1916"
  - family-names: van der Meer
    given-names: J. (Jaap)
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4818-2408"
  - family-names: Wegner
    given-names: K Mathias
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2410-8898"
  - family-names: Thieltges
    given-names: D.W. (David)
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0602-0101"
title: "Data presented in the paper &#34;Introduced marine ecosystem engineer indirectly affects parasitism in native mussel hosts&#34;"
keywords:
version: 1
identifiers:
  - type: doi
    value: 10.4121/12826154.v1
license: CC BY 4.0
date-released: 2020-10-05