This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/rec.12975 Oyster Reef Enhancement Utilizing Gardened Oysters in a Subtropical Estuary Running Title: Estuarine Enhancement using Gardened Oysters Lacie Anderson 1 , Paul Sacks 1 , Melinda Donnelly 1 , Virginia Barker 2 , Samantha Anderson 3 , Linda Walters 1 * 1 University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816 2 Brevard County Natural Resources Management, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Building A, Viera, FL 32940 3 Brevard Zoo, 8225 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL 32940 *Corresponding Author, linda.walters@ucf.edu Author Contributions: SA, VB, PS, LW conceived and designed the research; LA, SA, PS, LW collected data; MD, LA and MD analyzed data; LA, LW, MD wrote and edited the manuscript. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.