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Creator:: Motley, Jennifer
Abstract:: In this thesis, I investigate the organization of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) and mesograzer communities across local and regional scales in three upwelling- influenced estuaries located along the Oregon coast, USA. Eelgrass ecosystems are an important source of primary production in estuarine systems, providing numerous ecosystem services, including nursery habitat...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: throughout the field season. Thank you to R. Klopfenstein, M. Mason, G. Hernan, S. Detwiler, and E. Hayduk

Creator:: Stepanek, John
Abstract:: As global atmospheric carbon emissions continue to rise, scientists and land managers are increasingly looking to natural ecosystems to sequester and store carbon to buffer the impacts of climate change. Despite their small geographic size, many coastal ecosystems such as salt marshes, seagrass meadows, and mangroves sequester large amounts of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1 m depth), with some variation among sites, stock types, and profile location. AGB carbon density

Creator:: Wisehart, Lorena Michelle
Abstract:: The importance of seagrasses (families Posidoniaceae, Zosteraceae, Hydrocharitaceae and Cymodoceaceae) to estuarine communities is widely accepted and this, combined with their continued decline throughout the world, have resulted in a need to better understand the factors affecting their growth and reproduction. Conservation and restoration of seagrasses will require an understanding...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , shelter, and substrate (Ricketts et al. 1985, Little 2000, Duffy and Harvilicz 2001, Williams and Heck

Creator:: Guarderas, A. Paulina
Abstract:: Coastal and marine ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean are undergoing a rapid and drastic transformation. Dense human populations are concentrated in coastal areas, leading to increased coastal development, destruction of near-shore habitats, pollution, and overexploitation of marine resources. For most Latin American and Caribbean countries, the deterioration of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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