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Creator:: Whitmire, Curt E.
Abstract:: Dramatic declines in many species of demersal fishes off the West Coast have resulted in the designation of nine commercially important species as being overfished. While the causes of those declines are not clearly understood, the fact remains that a paucity of life history and abundance data exists for many...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Oregon Abstract approved: J. Wright Dramatic declines in many species of demersal fishes off the West

Creator:: Strom, Natalie A.
Abstract:: Structure-forming invertebrates belong to a polyphyletic group of primarily sessile and sedentary megafauna that can significantly enhance the complexity of physical habitats. A number of these organisms, including cold-water corals and sponges, are known to be slow growing and vulnerable to physical disturbance. In addition, as filter feeders, these invertebrates...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Distributions on the Continental Margin of Oregon and Washington. Abstract Approved

Creator:: Lanier, Andrew S.
Abstract:: Multibeam sonar data was collected on Nehalem Bank, off of the Oregon Coast with the purpose of increasing the spatial resolution of our knowledge of the area and delineating seafloor habitats. The system used was the Kongsberg Simrad EM-300 operating at 30 kHz. The data set collected includes both topographic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Oregon Abstract approved: Chris Goldfinger Multibeam sonar data was collected on Nehalem

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