Browsing Ocean 444 and Ocean 445 -- Senior Theses by Title
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The value of drifters for modeling fine scale circulation around manmade structures of the shoreline
(2018-05-27)For this project, a data integration plan for the development of a simple mathematical model to show fine scale circulation around manmade structures was designed utilizing Davis-Star drifters. A simple field test determined ... -
Variability In Bacterial Biological Processes At the Tica Vent (9° N) On The Eastern Pacific Rise Using Peptide Analysis
(2021)The purpose of this study is to observe and determine how proteins vary near hydrothermal vents over a period of 9 months. Microbial communities found at hydrothermal vents thrive off the chemicals released from the ... -
Variability in zooplankton distribution at cyclone Enakai in the lee of the Hawaiian Islands
(2011-03)Enakai, a cyclonic eddy, formed in the lee of the Hawaiian Islands and was observed in NAVOCEANO satellite imagery during the week of 30 Oct. 2010. This study examines the physical, chemical and biological processes taking ... -
Variation in phytoplankton abundance along a transect of the Kuroshio
(2013-06)[author abstract] Phytoplankton abundance levels are an important factor in the world’s oceans because they directly correlate to productivity as well as contribute to the global carbon export cycle. Phytoplankton abundance ... -
Variations in seafloor depth estimates under different swath-width characteristics of submarine structures in the California Borderlands
(2016-06)[author abstract] The California Continental Borderland region off the coast of Southern California is home to many types of geological features on the seafloor (aka. submarine structures) that have resulted from movement ... -
Variations of fin whale vocalizations in the Northeast Pacific and the effects of environmental parameters on acoustic sensitivity
(2016-06)[author abstract] Declines in fin whale populations have instigated significant interest regarding their life history, feeding patterns, mating habits, and migration. Our current lack of understanding could be remediated ... -
Vertical distribution of microplastics in Hood Canal and Main Basin, Puget Sound, Washington
(2019)Microplastics have been an increasingly important pollutant and area of research over the past 50 years. Although microplastics threaten marine ecosystems in various ways, little is known about their sink, vertical ... -
Vertical migration of marine copepods in the Galapagos Islands in relation to size and color
(2006-03)This study examined the relationships between the vertical migration pattern of copepods and their body conditions in term of body size and body coloration. Zooplankton samples were collected by net sampling at locations ... -
Wavelength-specific light attenuation, chlorophyll concentration and phytoplankton communities
(2007-05)This study evaluates the link between red and blue light intensity, chlorophyll concentration and phytoplankton community structure. Light profiles and water samples were taken at thirteen stations in Puget Sound including ... -
Woody debris in fjord sediments influenced by localized logging in Barkley Sound, British Columbia
(2010-05)The focus of this study was to examine the impacts of logging activity on the concentration of particulate woody debris deposited in three rivers (Sarita, Franklin, and Effingham) that feed into Barkley Sound. A greater ... -
Zooplankton community composition and size distribution in relation to phytoplankton in the Galapagos Islands
(2006-03)Understanding the properties of zooplankton and their ecosystems is vital to fixing potential problems that may occur in the ecosystems. Over the years, iron fertilization has been thought to be the key to stop global ... -
Zooplankton community structure in response to turbulent flow over a sill in Nootka Sound
(2015-06)[author abstract] Zooplankton behaviors have been well studied, and their movement in the water column can be activated by a number of reasons. They may migrate or maintain position in preferred light levels, avoid predation ... -
Zooplankton diel vertical migration and distribution relative to Cross Seamount using 75 kHz acoustic and net tow surveys
(2011-03)This project attempts to quantify and explain differences in zooplankton distribution and abundance on the top and sides of Cross Seamount, Hawaii. Zooplankton were collected with nets at different depths during both day ... -
Zooplankton distributions relative to a shallow hydrothermal plume
(2010-01-12)This study used acoustic backscattering to locate zooplankton within the water column above and near the shallow seamount, Rumble III. Cofirmed was the earlier finding that zooplankton gather above the plume, but not in ... -
Zooplankton diversity, abundance, and species composition across an oxygen gradient in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific
(2012-06)[Author's Abstract] Dissolved oxygen is necessary for aerobic respiration, and therefore can influence zooplankton communities. I examined how an oxygen gradient in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific impacted zooplankton ... -
Zooplankton fecal pellets as a vector transporting microplastics and associated toxins to the deep ocean
(2022)Toxins within the fecal pellets of zooplankton were measured along a transect from Hawaii to San Diego, passing through the southern edge of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Zooplankton were collected via a vertical net ... -
Zooplankton retention in Muchalat Inlet, a fjord basin in Nootka Sound, BC
(2016-06)[author abstract] The distribution of zooplankton populations in response to tidal forcing was studied at Williamson Sill in Muchalat inlet of Nootka Sound, British Columbia, Canada in December 2015. Net tows were taken ...