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Filtering by: Creator McGabe, R. Resource Type Masters Thesis Subject Chemical oceanography -- Oregon -- Pacific Coast

Comparing the hydrography and copepod community structure of the continental shelf ecosystems of Washington and Oregon, USA from 1998 to 2009 : can a single transect serve as an index of ocean conditions over a broader area?

Creator:

Lamb, Jesse F.

Abstract:

Bi-weekly sampling of zooplankton and environmental parameters was conducted along a cross-shelf transect off the coast of Newport, OR, USA (44.65°N) from 1996 to present. Results have demonstrated the feasibility of using copepod community structure as an early indicator of ecosystem response to seasonal and large scale environmental changes in...

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Masters Thesis

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many iterations (Mantel function in R uses 999 permutations for α = 0.05). The range of values for