Zooplankton diversity, abundance, and species composition across an oxygen gradient in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific

dc.contributor.author	James, Martha
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-24T22:37:06Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-24T22:37:06Z
dc.date.issued	2012-06
dc.description	Senior thesis written for Oceanography 444	en_US
dc.description.abstract	[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 diversity, abundance, and species composition. Predominately, low levels of oxygen decreased total biomass of zooplankton, which has larger implications for food webs and carbon transport. Additionally, it is evident that some species of zooplankton can thrive in low levels of oxygen while others avoid it completely.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1773/20480
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Proceedings from the University of Washington School of Oceanography Senior Thesis, Academic Year 2011-2012;
dc.subject	Aquatic ecology--Eastern Tropical North Pacific Ocean	en_US
dc.subject	Zooplankton--Ecology	en_US
dc.title	Zooplankton diversity, abundance, and species composition across an oxygen gradient in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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