Surfzone hydrodynamics alter phytoplankton subsidies affecting reproductive output of Mytilus californianus and Balanus glandula

dc.contributor.advisor	Shanks, Alan
dc.contributor.author	Salant, Carlissa
dc.date.accessioned	2018-04-10T15:03:05Z
dc.date.issued	2018-04-10
dc.description.abstract	The surf zone connects the ocean to the shore and acts as a semipermeable barrier through which food and larval resources must pass if they are to sustain intertidal populations. Where surf zones were narrow, more reflective, surfzone phytoplankton concentrations were lower than shores where surf zones were wide, more dissipative. Variations in surfzone hydrodynamics alter food subsidies, which in turn affects the reproductive output and growth of the ecologically important filter-feeders, the barnacle Balanus glandula and mussel Mytilus californianus. Spatial patterns of phytoplankton subsidies driven by surfzone hydrodynamics can vary dramatically over even small distances. These subsidies then drive growth and reproductive output of intertidal filter feeders.	en_US
dc.description.embargo	10000-01-01
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1794/23146
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Oregon
dc.rights	All Rights Reserved.
dc.subject	Marine	en_US
dc.title	Surfzone hydrodynamics alter phytoplankton subsidies affecting reproductive output of Mytilus californianus and Balanus glandula
dc.type	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.discipline	Department of Biology
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Oregon
thesis.degree.level	masters
thesis.degree.name	M.S.

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