TitleThe Invasion of the Australasian Burrowing Isopod (Sphaeroma quoianum) in Coos Bay, Oregon
Publication TypeThesis
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsDavidson, Timothy Mathias
Academic DepartmentDept. of Biology
DegreeM.S.
Pagination158 p.
UniversityUniversity of Oregon
CityEugene, Or.
Type of WorkMasters Thesis
Call NumberAvailable through Interlibrary Loan, Digital Open Access
KeywordsBoone Slough, Coos Bay, erosion, introduced species, isopods, life history information, population biology, theses, Yaquina Bay
Notes"During an intertidal survey of Yaquina Bay, Oregon, a single adult Sphaeroma specimen was discovered burrowed into a piece of decayed wood in Boone Slough on March 2, 2005... In a subsequent survey (August 29, 2005), numerous burrows were found in a marsh bank in the same location. Several adult and juvenile Sphaeroma were found within the burrows, suggesting the establishment of a reproducing population ..." (p.127)
URLhttps://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/3774