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Interactions between stocked trout and larval salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum) in high-elevation lakes

Creator:: Tyler, Torrey J.
Abstract:: The long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) is the top vertebrate predator in fishless high-elevation lakes in North Cascades National Park Service Complex (NOCA), Washington. The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of physico-chemical factors and introduced trout on abundance and behavior of A. macrodactylum larvae. Although high-elevation lakes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (NOCA), Washington. The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of physico-chemical

Salmon and marine-derived nutrient effects on primary and secondary trophic levels

Creator:: Claeson, Shannon M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the influence of organic material and nutrients from spawning salmon and supplemented salmon carcasses on stream food webs. My study objectives were to examine 1) assimilation of salmon-derived nutrients (SDN) by producers and consumers in the food web, 2) epilithic biofilm productivity,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Hal Michael, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, provided state permission to add

The effects of sewage on the distribution and abundance of benthic animals in a Puget Sound bay

Creator:: Shapeero, William L.
Abstract:: The effects of discharged sewage on physico-chemical conditions and the distribution and abundance of marine benthic animals were studied in Shilshole Bay, a part of Puget Sound, off Seattle, Washington. For over 50 years prior to 1965, when this study was initiated, 87,300 pounds (32,400 pounds BOD) per day of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Washington, and Charles Warren, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University. The area of

Fish movement and assemblage dynamics in a Pacific Northwest riverscape

Creator:: Baxter, Colden V.
Abstract:: This study examined fish movements and assemblage dynamics in the Wenaha, Grande Ronde, Snake river system of northeast Oregon and southeast Washington. I investigated the role of fish movement in the dynamics of stream fish assemblages and evaluated relationships between species movement, assemblage structure, and the heterogeneity of habitat at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Mercury bioaccumulation in remote subalpine lakes : assessing the influence of invasive trout on salamanders

Creator:: Pfleeger, Adam
Abstract:: Mercury (Hg) contamination is a global conservation threat to freshwater ecosystems, detected in even the protected lakes of Olympic National Park (Washington, USA). Although considered some of the most remote and pristine US ecosystems, these lakes are currently subject to multiple environmental stressors, including climate change and fish introductions; adding...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: freshwater ecosystems, detected in even the protected lakes of Olympic National Park (Washington, USA

Effects of hydrology on zooplankton communities in high mountain ponds, Mount Rainier National Park

Creator:: Girdner, Scott F.
Abstract:: Ten high mountain ponds in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, were studied from June through September 1992 to investigate the influences of fluctuating pond volumes on zooplankton communities. A temporary pond of short wet phase duration was inhabited by zooplankton taxa with short generation times and a crustacean taxa...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Gary L. Larson Ten high mountain ponds in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, were studied

Assemblages of groundfish caught using commercial fishing strategies off the coasts of Oregon and Washington from 1985-1987

Creator:: Rogers, Jean Beyer
Abstract:: The groundfish trawl fishery operating off the coasts of Oregon and Washington 1985-1987 caught six major assemblages of species which could be treated as units in developing mixed-species management plans. Eighty-one percent of the tows observed on commercial vessels were consistently placed in one of the assemblage designations using three...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: strategies off the coasts of Oregon and Washington from 1985-1987 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jean

Distribution and life history of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) off the Oregon and Washington coasts

Creator:: Richards, Jaclyn M.
Abstract:: This study examines the spatial and temporal distribution and life history of the "offshore" component of the Northeastern Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) population. Distribution was examined in relation to latitude, depth, the Columbia River plume and large-scale climate changes. Fishery and survey data indicate that the Northeastern Pacific spiny...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: History of the Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) off the Oregon and Washington Coasts. Abstract appro

River-dependent bird species as potential indicators of ecosystem response to removal of dams on the Elwha River, Washington

Creator:: Blackie, Barbara
Abstract:: If two dams on the Elwha River are removed, the ecosystem will be open to the downstream flow of sediments and the upstream flow of marine nutrients in the form of anadromous fish. Nutrient enrichment may influence trophic dynamics of the entire ecosystem, extending beyond the aquatic boundary. I assessed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Olympic National Park in Washington State to describe pre- treatment reference conditions as a basis for

Validating songbird habitat relationship models

Creator:: Wilson, Dorothy G.
Abstract:: Models are commonly used to assess and predict wildlife response to management practices. Model validation is essential if managers are to use them with confidence. Fifteen forest bird-habitat relationship models were developed by biologists using data collected from private forestland in southwest Washington. These models predict species' probability of occurring...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: biologists using data collected from private forestland in southwest Washington. These models predict

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Interactions between stocked trout and larval salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum) in high-elevation lakes

Salmon and marine-derived nutrient effects on primary and secondary trophic levels

The effects of sewage on the distribution and abundance of benthic animals in a Puget Sound bay

Fish movement and assemblage dynamics in a Pacific Northwest riverscape

Mercury bioaccumulation in remote subalpine lakes : assessing the influence of invasive trout on salamanders

Effects of hydrology on zooplankton communities in high mountain ponds, Mount Rainier National Park

Assemblages of groundfish caught using commercial fishing strategies off the coasts of Oregon and Washington from 1985-1987

Distribution and life history of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) off the Oregon and Washington coasts

River-dependent bird species as potential indicators of ecosystem response to removal of dams on the Elwha River, Washington

Validating songbird habitat relationship models

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