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Filtering by: Committee Member Cowles, Timothy J. Commencement Year 2010 Subject Pelagic fishes -- Seasonal distribution -- Pacific Coast (U.S.)

Bio-physical interactions of small pelagic fish schools and zooplankton prey in the California Current System over multiple scales

Creator:

Kaltenberg, Amanda May

Abstract:

Small pelagic fish represent a critical trophic link between plankton and large predators in marine upwelling ecosystems such as the California Current System. Populations of these fish are highly variable over time and are characterized by extreme fluctuations in abundance, which have significant ecosystem impacts. The causes driving this instability...

Resource Type:

Dissertation