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Filtering by: Creator Helfgott, Gabriela I. Degree Field Fisheries Science Degree Level Doctoral

Sea urchin-kelp forest communities in marine reserves and areas of exploitation : community interactions, populations, and metapopulation analyses

Creator:

Moctezuma, Gabriela Montaño

Abstract:

Marine ecosystems can be exposed to natural and anthropogenic disturbances that can lead to ecological failures. Marine reserves have been lately suggested to protect marine populations and communities that have been affected by habitat destruction and harvest. This research evaluates the potential role of two marine reserves established in Oregon...

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Dissertation

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Gabriela Montaño Moctezuma
Benthic biological invasions in two temperate estuaries and their effects on trophic relations of native fish and community stability

Creator:

Castillo, Gonzalo C.

Abstract:

The extent of biological invasions, their role on the feeding of native fishes and their impact on community stability were investigated in Alsea Bay and Yaquina Bay, two estuaries on the central Oregon coast, USA. Most nonindigenous species (NIS) introduced in these intermediately invaded estuaries are considered byproducts of culturing...

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Dissertation

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Fisheries Science Chair of Department ofisheries and Wildlife Dean of G. .'e School I understand that my