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Filtering by: Committee Member Heppell, Selina S. Subject Nutrient cycles -- Northwest, Pacific Subject Food chains (Ecology) -- Northwest, Pacific

Patterns of macrophyte wrack deposition on sandy beaches of the Pacific Northwest coast, U.S.A.

Creator:

Reimer, Jessica N.

Abstract:

Dislodged macroalgae and seagrasses, also known as marine wrack, frequently wash into coastal ecosystems from the ocean and are potentially important ecological resources for biological communities. These!nutrient and organic matter subsidies may be especially important on sandy beaches, where little in situ primary productivity exists for higher trophic levels. To...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis