| Title | Juvenile Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) Community Composition and Habitat use of Yaquina Bay, Oregon |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Lindsley, Amy J. |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries Science |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 78 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Black rockfish = Sebastes melanops, Bocaccio rockfish = Sebastes paucispinis, Brown rockfish = Sebastes auriculatus, Canary rockfish = Sebastes pinniger, China rockfish = Sebastes nebulosus, community ecology, Copper rockfish = Sebastes caurinus, eelgrass = Zostera marina, fishes, geographic distribution, habitats, human impacts, juvenile fish, life history information, Quillback rockfish = Sebastes maliger, temporal abundance, temporal distribution, Yaquina Bay, yellowtail rockfish = Sebastes flavidus |
| Notes | Estuaries offer important habitats for many species of fish. Rockfish are among the fishes that use estuaries as nurseries for their young. In recent years, most West Coast estuaries have undergone extensive development. How has human-caused environmental change affected fish habitats? In this thesis, the author explored Yaquina Bay to determine what species of rockfish were in Yaquina Bay, studied how rockfish abundance changed with the seasons, and contrasted the use of natural habitat (eelgrass beds) with anthropogenic habitat (piers). Several previously undocumented species of rockfish were found to use the bay, and patterns of juvenile rockfish use of the estuary are shown. Valuable new information on important species is presented. Major professor was Scott Heppell. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/4m90f0201 |
