Zooplankton community composition in relation to environment and juvenile salmon diets in Icy Strait, Southeast Alaska

• Main Author: Fergusson, Emily A.
• Other Authors: Eckert, Ginny, McPhee, Megan, Heintz, Ron
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Marine zooplankton; Predation; Temperature; Pacific salmon; Ecology; Icy Strait; Euphausiidae; Food chains; Master of Science in Fisheries; Fairbanks; Keta; Pacific; Sockeye; Pink salmon; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/12396

Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2020 Zooplankton in the nearshore marine habitat function as an important prey resource for many pelagic fishes, are a major component of the lower tropic level, and serve as a vital ecosystem indicator. Understanding how the zooplankton community change...