| Title | Using Stable Isotopes to Quantify Ecological Interaction Strengths |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Shepard, Isaac D. |
| Academic Department | Honors College, Baccalaureate of Science in Biology |
| Degree | Honors Bachelor of Science (H.B.S.) |
| Pagination | 22 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Honors Baccalaureate Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Yachats (Or.), Northern striped dogwinkle = Nucella ostrina, Acorn barnacle = Balanus glandula, Bay mussel = Mytilus trossulus, feeding behavior, molluscs, bivalves, gastropods, carbon, diet, isotopes, population biology, theses |
| Notes | In this bachelor’s honor thesis, the author contrasted two different methods for estimating the strength of predator-prey relationships: field observation versus stable isotopic analysis. The results of the two methods did not correspond. The author “documented a non-significant and weak correlation between the two method’s estimates of interaction strength” and speculates on the reason for the lack of correspondence. The study area was a rocky shore near Yachats. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/honors_college_theses/hx11xh40b |
