Spatial trends in community and health-related characteristics of Galveston Bay oyster reefs /
bay, probably due to low infection intensities associated
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | bay, probably due to low infection intensities associated biomass, and gonadal state. Sites at the extremes of the classes is important for the best estimate of P. marinus condition. correcting for the false negatives, average Perkinsus marinus Dickinson Embayment, and the Houston Ship Channel, maintained directly related to oyster health and production, four forces. Three different directional trends were found groupings primarily defined by salinity, and secondarily by including one diametric to salinity. Cluster analyses, infection intensity and prevalence. Based on the variables marinus analyses by the standard thioglycollate method and by other factors in addition to salinity are major structuring prevalence for the bay was unusually low (52.6%) compared to previous studies. Examination of different oyster size produced false negatives in many samples taken throughout the region along the salinity gradient. Comparison of Perkinsus regions:the Redfish Bar area, the Yacht Club Reef area, the salinity range such as in Trinity Bay, upper East Bay, and taking into account all measured variables, produced the healthiest oyster populations in terms of density, The spatial trends in the oyster community and healthrelated the whole body count method showed that the standard method variables for Galveston Bay oyster reefs indicated that some West Bay were characterized by oyster populations in poorer with low salinity at the time of collection. Even after |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Oceanography". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 113 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |