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Filtering by: Creator Cross, Jessica N. Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program

Macrophyte wrack on sandy beaches of the US Pacific Northwest is linked to proximity of source habitat, ocean upwelling, and beach morphology

Creator:

Reimer, Jessica N., Hacker, Sally D., Menge, Bruce A., and Ruggiero, Peter

Abstract:

Marine macrophyte wrack (macroalgae and seagrasses) frequently washes onto beaches but little is known about the factors controlling its biogeographic variability. We report on a large-scale study of macrophyte wrack deposition patterns on the US Pacific Northwest coast. We measured macrophyte wrack on 12 sandy beach sites from southern Washington...

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