| Title | Seagrasses as Potential Chemical Refugia for Acidification-Sensitive Bivalves |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Smith, Stephanie Rae |
| Academic Department | College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences. Marine Resource Management |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 66 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Netarts Bay, Whiskey Creek, Whiskey Creek Hatchery, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Japanese eelgrass = Zostera japonica, molluscs, bivalves, larvae, ocean acidification, carbon dioxide, habitats, sediments, theses |
| Notes | The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) has been shown to be sensitive to ocean acidification, particularly in its early stages of development, when the shell is formed. While shellfish hatcheries now buffer the waters in which oyster young are grown, relatively little attention has been directed to oyster growth through the year. In this thesis, the author compares oyster growth in eelgrass beds, comparing the native eelgrass (Zostera marina) and the introduced Japanese eelgrass (Z. japonica) with nearby bare plots. Results suggest that rearing Pacific oysters in native eelgrass beds has positive effects. Major professor was George G. Waldbusser. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/1831cq37x |
