Type
Text
Type
Thesis
Advisor
Robert M. Cerrato | Lopez, Glenn R. | Darcy J. Lonsdale.
Date
2010-05-01
Keywords
Biology, Oceanography | ascidian, Didemnum vexillum, invasive, Shinnecock Bay
Department
Department of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Language
en_US
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/70883
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
The invasive ascidian, Didemnum vexillum, has recently spread into south shore bays of Long Island, New York including Great South Bay and Shinnecock Bay. In order to determine the impact this invasive species will have on these bays, colonies from Shinnecock Bay were studied, due to easiest accessibility. D. vexillum currently forms extensive mats on the pillars of Ponquogue Bridge located in Shinnecock Bay. These mats have the potential to drastically alter the structure of the ecosystem; an effect which has been observed in other waters that the species has invaded. Thus, in order to predict the impact D. vexillum may have on predator-prey relationships in Shinnecock Bay, clearance rates (L gdw-1 h-1) on total chlorophyll-a
Recommended Citation
Harrington, Carlene Theresa, "The invasion of the colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum, into south shore bays of Long Island, New York-Feeding and metabolic characteristics" (2010). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 92.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/92