Search Results - "McKinstry, Caitlin"
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Seasonal variation of zooplankton abundance and community structure in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 2009–2016
Published in Deep-sea research. Part II, Topical studies in oceanography (01-01-2018)“…Large calanoid copepods and other zooplankters comprise the prey field for ecologically and economically important predators such as juvenile pink salmon,…”
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Ecosystem response persists after a prolonged marine heatwave
Published in Scientific reports (18-03-2021)“…Some of the longest and most comprehensive marine ecosystem monitoring programs were established in the Gulf of Alaska following the environmental disaster of…”
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Influence of the 2014–2016 marine heatwave on seasonal zooplankton community structure and abundance in the lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Published in Deep-sea research. Part II, Topical studies in oceanography (01-01-2022)“…During the 2014–2016 Pacific marine heatwave (MHW), seabird die-offs, declines in forage fish populations, and the appearance of subtropical marine taxa (e.g…”
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Heatwave‐induced synchrony within forage fish portfolio disrupts energy flow to top pelagic predators
Published in Global change biology (01-05-2021)“…During the Pacific marine heatwave of 2014–2016, abundance and quality of several key forage fish species in the Gulf of Alaska were simultaneously reduced…”
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Planktonic to sessile: drivers of spatial and temporal variability across barnacle life stages and indirect effects of the Pacific Marine Heatwave
Published in Journal of plankton research (24-10-2024)“…Barnacles are a foundation species in intertidal habitats. During the Pacific Marine Heatwave (PMH), intertidal barnacle cover increased in the northern Gulf…”
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Annual variation in the nutritional value of Stage V Calanus finmarchicus: implications for right whales and other copepod predators
Published in Endangered species research (01-01-2013)“…Stage V (C5) Calanus finmarchicus is a central prey item for animals feeding at several trophic levels in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, especially the highly…”
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People, Places, and Plastic: Environmental Justice and Local Action
Published in Environment : science and policy for sustainable development (02-09-2024)“…Marine plastic pollution is a global scourge, one among many signs of the declining health of our planet. Globally, some five million tons of plastic currently…”
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