University of the Pacific
Experimental studies of interactions between Zostera marina and the associated benthic fauna
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe objectives of the present study are to: (1) Describe the macro-invertebrate species composition and seasonal changes in abundance of the benthic infauna within an eelgrass bed; (2) Observe what immediate effects occur to the benthic community as a result of experimental removal of eelgrass plants from plants within the Zostera bed; (3) Measure the seasonal variation of eelgrass turion length over an annual cycle and determine its correlation to biomass (dry weight); (4) Examine, by means of field experiments, the importance of incident solar irradiation in affecting the seasonal growth of Zostera; and (5) Determine the relationship, if any, between the abundance of major invertebrate species and the abundance of eelgrass as determined by mean turion length.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Graduate School
- Year dc:date.available
- 1978
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Penny, David Marshall
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Steven Obrebski
Subjects
dc:subject × 6Rights
dc:rightsIdentifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1975
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-2974