Plankton samples for this present study were collected from an
area off the southern Oregon coast, extending westward to about 83
kilometers offshore. Over this sampling area, 41 species of adult
copepods were identified, including representatives of 26 genera and
17 families. The total abundance averaged 550/m³.
Population densities of...
Allocentrotus fragilis (Jackson) was obtained from six stations
at depths of 100 to 1260 m on the continental shelf and upper slope off
Newport, Oregon.
Ages and growth rates of A. fragilis were determined by two
methods: 1) A procedure was developed to make growth zones of the
skeletal test...
This study of the immediate, localized effects of a small dredging
operation on the benthic invertebrate community in the shipping
channel of Coos Bay, Oregon, was designed: 1) to measure the extent
of the physical removal of benthic macro- and meiofauna by hopper
dredging; 2) to record the subsequent benthic...
Diadora aspera is an intertidal keyhole limpet found in the mid-tidal zone. Its activity pattern was estimated under laboratory conditions using time-lapse-photography and manometric determinations of oxygen consumption. Statistical and computer analyses of the photographic data suggest the presence of both a 24 hour and a 12-13 hour rhythm in...
The life cycle of Callianassa californiensis Dana, 1854, was
studied in the tidal estuary, Yaquina Bay, Oregon. At this latitude
it is largely restricted to intertidal sandy mudflats under predominately
marine influence. Salinity and temperature appear to determine
its distribution to a greater extent than does sediment type.
Vertical movement...
The present work is an attempt to correlate information collected in the northern part of Chile with the anchoveta distribution and its fluctuation. This information was collected over a three year period (November 1967 to November 1970) by the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Chile (IFOP). The first and second part...
A mooring system was designed and constructed to make possible
the installation and the recovery of racks of sample panels for
a study of deep-ocean wood-boring molluscs. Racks containing
pine, fir, oak, and cedar boards were exposed to borer attack at
six stations with depths of 50, 100, 150, 200,...