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Creator:: McIntosh, Neal E.
Abstract:: Juvenile walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) are one of the primary prey items for bird and mammal predators in the Bering Sea and support a large commercial fishery. An understanding of the environmental factors that determine the horizontal and vertical distribution of juvenile pollock is needed to estimate the effects that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Lorenzo Ciannelli, who have provided advice and different perspectives on matters; Dr. John Selker for

Creator:: Kaltenberg, Amanda May
Abstract:: Small pelagic fish represent a critical trophic link between plankton and large predators in marine upwelling ecosystems such as the California Current System. Populations of these fish are highly variable over time and are characterized by extreme fluctuations in abundance, which have significant ecosystem impacts. The causes driving this instability...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Tim Cowles, Kipp Shearman, Lorenzo Ciannelli, and Peter Bottomley. Each one has provided unique

Creator:: Reser, Brendan Alexander
Abstract:: Salmon survival and eventual recruitment success have long been thought to be determined within the first summer following ocean migration. Juvenile growth during this period is largely influenced by ocean conditions such as temperature, prey availability, abundance, and quality. Shifts in these conditions due to climatic perturbations are particularly prevalent...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: P Batchelder and my committee: Dr. Lorenzo Ciannelli, Dr. Scott Heppell, and Dr. Brian Woods for

Creator:: Vestfals, Cathleen D.
Abstract:: If fisheries managers are to effectively manage commercially exploited fish populations, a basic understanding of the factors that influence fish distribution and abundance is required. In 2005, efforts to identify Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for the 82 groundfish species managed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council along the West Coast...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: also like to say thank you to Lorenzo Ciannelli for adopting me as an unofficial member of his lab

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