Title | Tidal Exchange of Decapod Larvae and Small Benthic Peracarids between the Ocean and the Salmon River Estuary, Oregon |
Publication Type | Thesis |
Year of Publication | 1983 |
Authors | Gonzalez, Exequiel |
Academic Department | College of Oceanography |
Degree | M. S. |
Pagination | 102 p. |
University | Oregon State University |
City | Corvallis, Or. |
Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 1984 .G6, Guin Gonzalez 1984, Digital Open Access |
Keywords | Atylus tridens, Corophium brevis, crustaceans, decapods, ecology, Eogammarus confervicolus, Gaper pea crab = Pinnixa littoralis, Grainyhand hermit crab = Pagurus granosimanus, Opossum shrimp = Neomysis mercedis, Oregon shore crab = Hemigrapsus oregonensis, Porcelain crab = Pachycheles spp., Pygmy rock crab = Cancer oregonensis, Salmon River, theses, tides |
Notes | Tidal exchange is an important dispersal mechanism in estuaries. This process flushes larvae out of the Salmon River estuary, and carries new recruits from other locations in, maintaining their numbers in the estuary and helping to keep genetic homogeneity among Oregon populations. M. S. thesis. Major professor was Jefferson J. Gonor. |
URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/s4655j928 |
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