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

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Freidenburg, Tess L.

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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...

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were excellent housemates and traveling companions in New Zealand. Gary Allison, Eric Sanford and
The ecological consequences of the reduction of species diversity : experimental approaches

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Allison, Gary William

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The influence of loss of diversity on community dynamics and ecosystem functioning has recently received considerable attention. Although study of biodiversity has a long history within ecology, empirical investigations exploring consequences of loss have been rare. Because many factors confound diversity comparisons, experimental manipulations of diversity offer the most direct...

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influenced my life in innumerable ways. Sergio Navarrete, Eric Berlow, Carol Blanchette, Karina Nielsen
The effects of biomechanical and ecological factors on population and community structure of wave-exposed, intertidal macroalgae

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Blanchette, Carol A.

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I examined the biomechanical factors that influence the sizes of intertidal macroalgae by studying a population of Fucus gardneri at Fogarty Creek Point, OR. I constructed a mathematical model to predict optimal sizes and probabilities of survival for Fucus under conditions of high and low wave exposure. Predicted optimal sizes...

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present labmates for all their help and camaraderie. Gary Allison, Eric Ber low, Dave Booth, Mark