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Creator:: Lefcort, Hugh G.
Abstract:: Some parasites may modify the behavior of their hosts. Altered behaviors may: 1) benefit the host in that they defend against the pathogen, 2) benefit the pathogen and represent manipulations of the host response, and 3) benefit neither the host or the pathogen and simply be a product of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: appreciation to Dorothy Lefcort for constant support and encouragement and to Diane Wilson for being both a

Creator:: Farrell, Terence M.
Abstract:: The stability of a limpet-dominated community was assessed in a experiment in which an consumer was temporarily removed. Compared to unmanipulated plots, the limpet-exclusion plots developed greater algal abundance and altered species composition of both algae and barnacles. The community was not perturbed beyond its capacity to recover, since the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Pam McAllister kept me from committing heinous financial and bureaucratic errors. I thank Diane Rowe

Creator:: Smith, Mitchell Todd
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and Diane were always very pleasant and helped with various disasters. Grant Hokit deserves thanks

Creator:: Fuller, Claire A.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dave Booth, Sarah Fryer, Maureen Larson, Dede Olson, Diane Rowe, Paul Sikkel, Brian Tissot, Liz

Creator:: Bracken, Matthew E.
Abstract:: While community ecologists have traditionally focused on local-scale processes, it has become apparent that a broader perspective, which explores the community-level ramifications of material fluxes within and between ecosystems, is necessary to effectively evaluate bottom-up influences on community structure and dynamics. In this dissertation, I employed ecosystem principles to understand...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Diane Rowe, and Virginia Veach helped me with purchase orders, scheduling, and paperwork. The work in

Creator:: Nielsen, Karina Johanna
Abstract:: The relationship between nutrients and community structure is poorly understood in open-coast habitats. I created a system of artificial tidepools, of identical age and physical dimensions, at two sites that differed in wave exposure, and manipulated nutrient levels and the abundance of herbivores. Using these unique field mesocosms, I explored...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Moreno, Maren Speakman, Hamid Ghanadan, Laurie Bray, Diane Crockett, Tammy O'Conner, and Jeff Hills

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