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Creator:: Jordan, Michelle S.
Abstract:: The freshwater polychaete Manayunkia speciosa was identified as an obligate host of the salmonid parasite Ceratomyxa shasta in 1997, prompting increased research on the small benthic invertebrate. Ceratomyxa shasta infection in fish can cause mortality, and presents a disease risk for both hatchery and wild salmon and trout. Ceratomyxa shasta...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: river geomorphology and flow regime. Disturbance, or changes in these variables outside of the

Creator:: Schwartz, Andrew D.
Abstract:: Freshwater cyanobacterial blooms are a nuisance and health threat in the Pacific Northwest. The accepted methods of characterizing these blooms by microscopic cell counts cannot differentiate between toxic and non-toxic strains of the cyanobacterium Microcystis. Also, there is limited understanding of freshwater cyanophage that may control bloom dynamics. In order...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . In order to better understand the cyanobacterial and cyanophage populations of the Klamath River

Creator:: Stocking, Richard W.
Abstract:: Ceratomyxa shasta is a myxozoan parasite of salmonids and requires the freshwater polychaete, Manayunkia speciosa to complete its life cycle. The parasite’s distribution is currently limited to the Pacific Northwest region of North America and has been reported to cause substantial losses of both wild and hatchery salmonids. The spatial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: northern California but did not report estimates of prevalence or mortality. The main-stem Klamath River

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