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Utilization of the Non-Native Seagrass, Zostera japonica, by Crab and Fish in Pacific Northwest Estuaries

Creator:

Sund, Daniel M.

Abstract:

The introduction of non-native species often results in fundamental changes in the structure and function of disturbed environments. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), the introduced seagrass Zostera japonica is rapidly expanding in distribution, impacting stakeholders and public use of the intertidal. Z. japonica’s expansion has prompted a number of different...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

written (Shafer et al. 2014). In 2011, Washington State decided to revisit the issue of Z. japonica in