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The aggregation of clay minerals and marine microalgal cells : physicochemical theory and implications for controlling harmful algal blooms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
In recent years, the use of clay minerals has emerged as one of the most promising strategies for directly controlling harmful algal blooms (HABs). Its principle is based on the mutual aggregation of algal cells and mineral ...
Pteropod shell condition, locomotion, and long-term population trends in the context of ocean acidification and environmental change
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Thecosome pteropods are planktonic mollusks that form aragonite shells and that may experience increased dissolution and other adverse effects due to ocean acidification. This thesis focuses on assessing the possible ...
Trait-based modeling of larval dispersal in the Gulf of Maine
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Population connectivity is a fundamental process that governs the spatial and temporal dynamics of marine ecosystems. For many marine species, population connectivity is driven by dispersal during a planktonic larval phase. ...
Adult demography and larval processes in coastal benthic populations : intertidal barnacles in Southern California and Baja California
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The geographic distribution and dynamics of coastal benthic populations are shaped by physical - biological interactions affecting larval dispersal and the demography of juvenile and adult individuals. This thesis focused ...
Optimal bioeconomic management of changing marine resources
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Marine populations are increasingly subjected to changing conditions whether through harvest or through broad-scale habitat change. Historically, few models have accounted for such trends over time, and even fewer have ...
Structure, function and context : the impact of morphometry and ecology on olfactory sensitivity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In this thesis, the relationships of olfactory sensitivity to three biological variables were tested. The sensitivity of a marine mammal, the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) was measured in order to determine whether a marine ...
Ciliate micrograzer dynamics of the New England shelf
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Protists play important roles in grazing and nutrient recycling, but quantifying these roles has been hindered by difficulties in collecting, culturing, and observing these often-delicate cells. During long-term deployments ...
Diversity of the marine cyanobacterium Trichodesmium : characterization of the Woods Hole culture collection and quantification of field populations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Trichodesmium is a colonial, N2-fixing cyanobacterium found in tropical oceans. Species of Trichodesmium are genetically similar but several species exist together in the same waters. In order to coexist, Trichodesmium ...
Behavioral ecology of coral reef fishes at spawning aggregation sites
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Functional characterization and expression of molluscan detoxification enzymes and transporters involved in dietary allelochemical resistance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Understanding how organisms deal with potentially toxic or fitness-reducing allelochemicals is important for understanding patterns of predation and herbivory in the marine environment. The ability of marine consumers to ...