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Creator:: Bancroft, Betsy A.
Abstract:: My thesis explored the effects of and potential mediating mechanisms for an important environmental stressor, ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation. UVB radiation has negative effects on organisms in both terrestrial and aquatic systems. I used meta-analysis to quantify the effects of UVB radiation on a diversity of aquatic organisms (Chapter 2). UVB...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of the Blaustein lab. Erin Scheessele, John Romansic, Barbara Han, Catherine Searle, Lindsay

Creator:: Leslie, Heather M.
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on science relevant to the design and implementation of marine reserves. The chapters explore a range of topics related to among-site variation in population, community, and ecosystem dynamics. My results demonstrate the value and feasibility of integrating this knowledge into more comprehensive conservation and management approaches. While...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: particularly to Melissa Foley, Greg Hudson, Christine Carlson, Ruth Milston, Matt Robart, Erin Richmond, Can

Creator:: Chinison, Jessica J.
Abstract:: Cases of pulmonary diseases caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) have increased over the years and have become a major health concern in Europe, Asia, and the United States. MAC, comprised of M. avium species and M. intracellulare, are found everywhere in the environment: in water sources and the soil....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: undergraduate students and research staffs, Laura Hauck, Valerie Elias, Sadie Rice, Navid Ziaie, Erin Flannery

Creator:: Granek, Elise F.
Abstract:: Interface habitats are considered valuable natural systems, tightly linked to adjacent habitats through the flow of matter and energy. However, there is limited research on mechanisms of connectivity such as movement of organisms and particulate matter and ways in which anthropogenic disturbance to interface habitats may affect immediate and adjacent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Wisehart, Betsy Bancroft, Erin Scheessele, Chris Stallings, Charles Criscione, and Mike Westphal for

Creator:: Pribyl, Alena L.
Abstract:: Depleted species of rockfish (Sebastes spp.) from the Northeast Pacific experience high discard mortality due to "barotrauma," induced from the rapid change in pressure during capture. Research suggests rockfish have the potential to survive barotrauma if immediately recompressed, but the potential for long-term recovery is unknown. In this project, we...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: wonderful balance of work and play. I would like to thank my college girlfriends Kristi Rietz, Erin

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