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Patterns of benthic macroinvertebrate communities and habitat associations in temperate continental shelf waters of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:

Lee, Timothy Seung-chul

Abstract:

Macroinvertebrates constitute the backbone of megafaunal communities in benthic ecosystems around the globe. Many macroinvertebrates have vital roles in benthic ecosystems, ranging from enhancing habitat complexity to providing staple food sources for other organisms. Regardless of how familiar macroinvertebrates are to the general public, very few studies have attempted to...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

(Benedetti-Cecchi and Cinelli 1995; García-Charton et al. 2004). In marine environments, habitat