Small-scale and short-term variation in food availability to natural oyster populations: Field observations and modeling results

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dc.acquisition-srcGBAY search in article 1st; TAMU, College Stationen_US
dc.call-noQL 430.7 .O9 O76 1992 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorOrmond, Elizabeth Wilsonen_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:34:05Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:34:05Z
dc.date.issued1992en_US
dc.degreePh.D. Oceanographyen_US
dc.description147 pgs.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractField studies were conducted at Confederate Reef, Galveston Bay to access the variability of food resources and water flow speeds on the short temporal and small spacial scales relevant to feeding in natural oyster populations. The quantity and quality of food resources varied. Food resources were plentiful but of low quality. Not one level of the water column was higher or lower in food than any other. Water flow speeds were also highly variable. Under most conditions, water flow speed was more important than food quantity in determining flux. Rapid flow rates result in high fluxes, and slow flow rates result in low fluxes. For oysters, water flow rate is very important in maintaining food supply. Models showed that water flow is very important in determining productivity because of its control on food supply. This emphasizes the necessity of measuring both food availability and flow speed.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeConfederate Reefen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeGalvestonen_US
dc.geo-codeTexasen_US
dc.geo-codeUnited Statesen_US
dc.history11/17/05 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/25808
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeCollege Station, TXen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries8749.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectoystersen_US
dc.subjectfood availabilityen_US
dc.subjectwater currentsen_US
dc.subjectproductivityen_US
dc.subjectcountingen_US
dc.subjectscienceen_US
dc.subjectstudyen_US
dc.titleSmall-scale and short-term variation in food availability to natural oyster populations: Field observations and modeling resultsen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueen_US

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