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Succession and stability in two rocky intertidal communities on the central Oregon coast

Creator:: Farrell, Terence M.
Abstract:: The stability of a limpet-dominated community was assessed in a experiment in which an consumer was temporarily removed. Compared to unmanipulated plots, the limpet-exclusion plots developed greater algal abundance and altered species composition of both algae and barnacles. The community was not perturbed beyond its capacity to recover, since the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: :. Bruce Menge 3 The stability of a limpet-dominated community was assessed in a experiment in which an

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:: Foundation to Bruce A. Menge and Jane Lubchenco. CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS Dr. Bruce A. Menge was directly

Bottom-up and top-down forces in tidepools : the influence of nutrients, herbivores, and wave exposure on community structure

Creator:: Nielsen, Karina Johanna
Abstract:: The relationship between nutrients and community structure is poorly understood in open-coast habitats. I created a system of artificial tidepools, of identical age and physical dimensions, at two sites that differed in wave exposure, and manipulated nutrient levels and the abundance of herbivores. Using these unique field mesocosms, I explored...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: indebted to my advisors, Bruce Menge and Jane Lubchenco, for creating a terrific intellectual environment

Factors affecting the dynamics and regulation of coral-reef fish populations

Creator:: Webster, Michael Scott
Abstract:: Ecologists have long questioned why fluctuating populations tend to persist rather than go extinct. Populations that persist indefinitely are regulated by mechanisms that cause demographic density dependence, which works to bound fluctuation above zero. In a series of studies, I have sought to determine the processes and mechanisms that regulate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: particular, I thank Bruce Menge for teaching me so much about science and for being a friend, Fred Ramsey

Early succession in beds of the red alga, Iridaea cornucopiae Post. & Rupr. (Gigartinaceae) : alternate pathways

Creator:: Olson, Annette M.
Abstract:: Multiple successional sequences have been observed following disturbance in communities on marine hard substrata. Observations of the turf-forming alga, Iridaea cornucopiae Post. & Rupr. (Gigartinaceae), suggest that I. cornucopiae may assume its dominance by its ability to vegetatively pre-empt space. High limpet densities in the natural community, suggest that I....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and encouragement. Bruce Menge and Fred Ramsey, members of my thesis committee, gave generously of

The ecological and behavioral dynamics of breeding in three sympatric anuran amphibians

Creator:: Olson, Deanna H.
Abstract:: Breeding ecology and behavior were investigated in a field study of three sympatric anuran amphibians in the Oregon Cascade Mountains: the western toad (Bufo boreas), the Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) and the Pacific treefrog (Hyla regilla). A comprehensive study of the western toad mating system was conducted at three populations...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ramsey, "Doc" R.M. Storm, Bruce Menge, David Sims and Bill Stephen. Other faculty members of the

Right whale ecology in the northwest Atlantic ocean

Creator:: Baumgartner, Mark F.
Abstract:: The ecology of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) was examined at three spatial scales during the summer and early fall on their northern feeding grounds. The diving and foraging behavior of right whales was investigated at spatial scales of hundreds to thousands of meters by tagging right whales...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Satellite monitored dive characteristics of the northern right whale, Eubalaena glacialis

Creator:: Nieukirk, Sharon L.
Abstract:: The western North Atlantic population of the northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) was severely depleted by whaling over the last century. Despite over fifty years of protection, fewer than four hundred individuals are believed to exist in the North Atlantic. Relatively little is known about the diving behavior, respiratory physiology,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: females (two with calves) and one juvenile were tagged in 1990; one adult female (with a calf) and two

Distinguishing inshore and offshore communities of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) near Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas

Creator:: Rossbach, Kelly Ann
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for his moral support. I am grateful to Bruce for providing me with this experience of a lifetime

Annual cycles of organic matter and phytoplankton attributes in the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, with reference to the Columbia River Estuary

Creator:: Sullivan, Barbara Elaine
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Columbia River Estuary. Abstract approved: Fredrick G. Prahi Lawrence F. Small A monthly time series

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Succession and stability in two rocky intertidal communities on the central Oregon coast

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

Bottom-up and top-down forces in tidepools : the influence of nutrients, herbivores, and wave exposure on community structure

Factors affecting the dynamics and regulation of coral-reef fish populations

Early succession in beds of the red alga, Iridaea cornucopiae Post. & Rupr. (Gigartinaceae) : alternate pathways

The ecological and behavioral dynamics of breeding in three sympatric anuran amphibians

Right whale ecology in the northwest Atlantic ocean

Satellite monitored dive characteristics of the northern right whale, Eubalaena glacialis

Distinguishing inshore and offshore communities of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) near Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas

Annual cycles of organic matter and phytoplankton attributes in the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, with reference to the Columbia River Estuary

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