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An experimental investigation of the effects of temperature and dissolved oxygen on the growth of juvenile English sole and juvenile Dungeness crab

Creator:

Bancroft, Morgan P.

Abstract:

In the past two decades, occurrences of summertime upwelling-driven low dissolved oxygen (DO) events, or hypoxia, have increased along the northeast Pacific coast. If hypoxic events are severe enough to cause marine species mortality, the areas affected are often called "dead zones." In 2002 and again in 2006, the events...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

dissolved oxygen is typically coupled with colder water, while in estuarine or semi-enclosed systems