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Lake classification in the glacially influenced landscape of the north Cascade mountains, Washington, USA

Creator:

Lomnicky, Gregg A.

Abstract:

Factors affecting physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of lakes were investigated through the development of a lake-classification system for 162 lakes in North Cascades National Park Service Complex. A conceptual view of lake development and its relationship to the expression of lake and watershed characteristics was derived. Water quality and...

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Dissertation
Interactions between stocked trout and larval salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum) in high-elevation lakes

Creator:

Tyler, Torrey J.

Abstract:

The long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) is the top vertebrate predator in fishless high-elevation lakes in North Cascades National Park Service Complex (NOCA), Washington. The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of physico-chemical factors and introduced trout on abundance and behavior of A. macrodactylum larvae. Although high-elevation lakes...

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Masters Thesis

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sampled from 1990 to 1994. Larval salamander density and behavior were assessed by snorkeling lake
Life-history strategies of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) across a volcanic disturbance gradient at Mount St. Helens, Washington

Creator:

Blackman, Tara Elizabeth

Abstract:

In this study, I examine the influence of habitat gradients created by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington USA on a recently established Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) population in the Spirit Lake basin. My goal was to evaluate the responses of fish in seven streams across a volcanic...

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Masters Thesis

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) population in the Spirit Lake basin. My goal was to evaluate the responses of fish in seven streams across