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Correlation Between Coralline Algae and Community Composition in Oregon Coast Tide Pools

Creator:: Heppell, Dylan
Abstract:: Ocean acidification affects all organisms that incorporate calcium carbonate into their structure, including coralline algae. Coralline algae are a key component of the intertidal ecosystem on the Oregon coast which is why it is important that we understand how the potential loss of coralline algae to ocean acidification will impact...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Acidification, Coralline Algae, Species Richness, Intertidal, Correlation Corresponding e-mail address

Linking marine communities and ecosystems : invertebrates mediate nutrient availability in intertidal communities

Creator:: Bracken, Matthew E.
Abstract:: While community ecologists have traditionally focused on local-scale processes, it has become apparent that a broader perspective, which explores the community-level ramifications of material fluxes within and between ecosystems, is necessary to effectively evaluate bottom-up influences on community structure and dynamics. In this dissertation, I employed ecosystem principles to understand...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Matthew E. Bracken for the

Effects of environmental stress on intertidal mussel reproduction

Creator:: Petes, Laura E.
Abstract:: Environmental stress can negatively affect the ability of organisms to reproduce. Energetic trade-offs exist in all organisms, and under stress, energy may be allocated away from reproduction and towards physiological defense and repair mechanisms. The rocky intertidal environment is ideal for investigating the influence of environmental stress, as organisms are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Laura E. Petes for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Linkages between mangrove forests and coral reefs : quantifying disturbance effects and energy flow between systems

Creator:: Granek, Elise F.
Abstract:: Interface habitats are considered valuable natural systems, tightly linked to adjacent habitats through the flow of matter and energy. However, there is limited research on mechanisms of connectivity such as movement of organisms and particulate matter and ways in which anthropogenic disturbance to interface habitats may affect immediate and adjacent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Heather Leslie for being a great role model, lab organizer, and willing listener; to Roly Russell for

Marine Mass Mortality in a Global Change Context: Impacts on Individuals, Populations and Communities

Creator:: Sullivan Stack, Jenna
Abstract:: Human actions are pushing natural systems into states that have no historical precedent. In response, empirical and theoretical researchers are increasingly focused on developing ways to predict the responses of ecological systems to change. However, significant knowledge gaps remain, often leading to “ecological surprises” where observed impacts of global change...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Rickborn, Silke Bachhuber, Heather Fulton-Bennett, Sara Hamilton, Zech Meunier, Emily Boring – I can’t

Nearshore distribution of barnacle and mussel larvae and oceanographic mechanisms of onshore transport and delivery

Creator:: Tyburczy, Joe A.
Abstract:: Recruitment of larvae from the plankton is an important determinant of community structure in marine systems. In populations of many marine species, recruitment determines the basic demographic parameters of immigration, emigration, and reproduction. Moreover, the effect of recruitment as an "ecological subsidy" can determine the strength of interactions among species...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: wonderful colleagues to work with and learn from. Many thanks to Heather Leslie, Roly Russell, Chris

Scale and Pattern: Delineating the Effects of Local to Regional Processes and Species Identity in Producing Multi-scale Responses of Macroalgae

Creator:: Spiecker, Barbara J.
Abstract:: Understanding and predicting how regional to global scale processes affect macroalgal populations and communities requires elucidating the mechanisms underlying observed patterns. This dissertation identifies some of the underlying mechanisms that produce complex multi-scale responses of macroalgae across space and time by delineating the role of key local environmental drivers and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Frenock, Heather Fulton-Bennett, Shawn Gerrity, Sarah Gravem, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Sara Hamilton

Ecological subsidies to rocky shore communities : setting the stage for community dynamics in the Northeast Pacific

Creator:: Krenz, Christopher
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on the importance of pelagic subsidies in the Northeast Pacific to rocky shore community regulation. My results document the patterns of pelagic subsidy supply, determine if those subsidies are correlated with community structure, and examine if community regulation differs between areas of high- and low-subsidies. Understanding how...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: particular, I would like to thank my office mate of several years, Heather Leslie, who answered enumerable

Macroscale to local scale variation in rocky intertidal community structure and dynamics in relation to coastal upwelling

Creator:: Freidenburg, Tess L.
Abstract:: Understanding how large-scale processes (>100 kms) influence ecological communities is currently a major focus in ecology. In marine systems, coastal upwelling, a large-scale oceanographic process in which surface water pushed offshore by winds is replaced by cold, nutrient-rich water from depth, appears to cause variation in rocky intertidal communities. Along...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Chile. Matt Bracken, Melissa Foley, Greg Hudson, Chris Krenz, Heather Leslie, and Roly Russell

Biodiversity : illustrations of some concepts, causes, and consequences

Creator:: Russell, Roland B.
Abstract:: Careful analysis and thoughtful synthesis will be necessary for expanding the envelope of ecological understanding. This work is my attempt at communicating both of these, in relation to three questions about our understanding of the structure and dynamics of biological diversity. These questions focus on a) advancing our understanding of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: make some sense of the complexity and beauty of the world. G. E. Hutchinson seems like a truly

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Correlation Between Coralline Algae and Community Composition in Oregon Coast Tide Pools

Linking marine communities and ecosystems : invertebrates mediate nutrient availability in intertidal communities

Effects of environmental stress on intertidal mussel reproduction

Linkages between mangrove forests and coral reefs : quantifying disturbance effects and energy flow between systems

Marine Mass Mortality in a Global Change Context: Impacts on Individuals, Populations and Communities

Nearshore distribution of barnacle and mussel larvae and oceanographic mechanisms of onshore transport and delivery

Scale and Pattern: Delineating the Effects of Local to Regional Processes and Species Identity in Producing Multi-scale Responses of Macroalgae

Ecological subsidies to rocky shore communities : setting the stage for community dynamics in the Northeast Pacific

Macroscale to local scale variation in rocky intertidal community structure and dynamics in relation to coastal upwelling

Biodiversity : illustrations of some concepts, causes, and consequences

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