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1. Environmental factors and plant-animal interactions on rocky shores along the Oregon coast

Creator:: Brosnan, Deborah M.
Abstract:: Factors affecting the persistence of mussels (Mytilus californianus) and their associated epibiont species were studied along the central Oregon coast. Interactions between mussels and their algal epibionts (Endocladia muricata) varied in sign and strength with environmental conditions. In extreme temperatures mussel—epibiont interactions determined survival of individual mussels, and persistence of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation