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An ecological study of Diatomovora amoena, an interstitial acoel flatworm, in an estuarine mudflat on the central coast of Oregon

Creator:

Thum, Alan Bradley

Abstract:

The distribution and abundance of the interstitial acoel turbellarian, Diatomovora amoena Kozloff, 1965 was studied in an estuarine intertidal sand flat in Yaquina Bay, Oregon, from May 1970 through May 1971. Monthly measurements of biological (organics, sulfides, chlorophyll, and carotenoids), pore water (salinity, pH,oxygen, and temperature), and sediment (fine sediment...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Origin and distribution of the fish fauna of the Harney Basin, Oregon

Creator:

Bisson, Peter Andre

Abstract:

A theory of the origin and distribution of fishes in the Harney Basin is presented. Blitzen River, the hydrographically and ecologically isolated creeks, and the upland tributaries of Silvies River all contain populations derived from the basin's Pleistocene connection with Malheur River of the Snake system. Colonization of many streams...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis