Do settling mussels (Mytilus spp.) prefer macroalgae over artificial substrates? : a test of collector preference along the Oregon Coast

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Creator	Howieson, John
Abstract	This study investigated whether a device commonly used to measure settlement of mussel larvae for ecological studies, the Tuffy™, functions uniformly whether placed in a bed of filamentous algae or on bare rock. During the summers of 2004 and 2005, the number of mussel larvae settling on Tuffys in patches of the filamentous algae Endocladia muricata and Neorhodomela larix, known to be natural substrata for settlement of mussels, was shown to be the same as on Tuffys on adjacent patches of bare rock. The data provide no evidence that adjacent filamentous algae affects settlement to Tuffys and support the utility of this technique for measuring the intensity of larval settlement.
Resource Type	Masters Thesis
Date Available	2006-04-03T17:07:21+00:00
Date Issued	2006-02-13
Degree Level	Master's
Degree Name	Master of Science (M.S.)
Degree Field	Zoology
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2006
Advisor	Menge, Bruce, A
Committee Member	D'Andrea, Anthony Hacker, Sally Lubchenco, Jane
Academic Affiliation	Zoology
Non-Academic Affiliation	Oregon State University. Graduate School
Subject	Mytilus -- Ecology -- Oregon Mytilus -- Habitat -- Oregon Mussel culture -- Oregon
Rights Statement	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]
File Format	application/pdf
File Extent	938031 bytes
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/1513

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