Browsing Biology by Author "Ruesink, Jennifer L"

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Biotic and Abiotic Influences on Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) Abundance and Distribution in the Salish Sea

Dobkowski, Katie Ann

Bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, is an annual species of subtidal marine macroalgae that serves as major biogenic habitat in the Salish Sea of Washington State. Kelp forests are ecologically important because they provide ...
Ecological determinants of rockweed performance: interactions among herbivores, epiphytes and tides

Hart, Sarah Alexandra (2014-04-30)

Ecology seeks to understand how biotic and abiotic factors influence species distribution and abundance in order to make predictions about the outcome of interactions between species and their environment. The rocky ...