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Oceanographic effects on the dynamics of food habits and growth condition of some groundfish species of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:

Lee, Yong Woo

Abstract:

Marine fish are subject to direct and indirect oceanographic variations operating at short and long time scales. In this study feeding habits and long-term growth condition of several groundfish species of the Pacific Northwest are examined to understand the relationship between variations in the fish's biological and life history components...

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Dissertation
The role of herbivores and productivity on community structure of rocky shores of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Creator:

Vinueza, Luis R.

Abstract:

Ecosystems are facing increasing threats from human related activities, such as overfishing, pollution, habitat destruction, species invasions, and diseases, among others. While oceanic islands provide natural laboratories to understand ecological and evolutionary process, they are also particularly vulnerable to these impacts, given their usual isolation from the mainland and the...

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Dissertation

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such as ENSO cycles with its warm El Niño (~cessation of upwelling conditions) and cold La Niña