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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:: . Schmitz, and C. Trowbridge assisted in the field. L. Ashkenas, D. Garbary, and S. Yamada identified

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:: Sept.I Jan. Apr. D. LONG-TERM EXCLUSION 80- 60- 40- 20- June Aug. 1983 YM '1;11 :.1111 Jan. May

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

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

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