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    Effects of climate variability and fishing on gadid-crustacean interactions in subarctic ecosystems

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    Author
    Marcello, Laurinda
    Chair
    Mueter, Franz
    Committee
    Eckert, Ginny
    Kruse, Gordon
    Keyword
    snow crab
    fishing
    temperature
    predation
    codfish
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11395
    Abstract
    Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) are a vital economic and biotic resource to many subarctic ecosystems. Their abundance varies greatly, but what causes large changes in production and early life survival is unknown. My overall goal is to improve our understanding of snow crab population dynamics during early life history stages. Chapter 1 provides background information on subarctic ecosystems, addresses possible mechanisms of population control and potential drivers of variability, describes snow crab life history, and reviews recent population trends in snow crab and their major cod predators. Chapter 2 details a regression study examining the effects of snow crab spawning stock biomass, environmental conditions, and Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) or Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) biomass on snow crab recruitment. This study compares three ecosystems: the eastern Bering Sea, the Newfoundland-Labrador Shelf, and the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Cold ocean conditions during early life history were associated with increased snow crab recruitment or recruitment indices in all three ecosystems. However, there was no consistent observed effect of spawning stock biomass or gadid predation on subsequent recruitment. The dominant role of environmental conditions in driving snow crab recruitment highlights the importance of an ecosystem-based management approach for these stocks.
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    Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2011
    Table of Contents
    1. Dynamics of gadoids and crustaceans in subarctic ecosystems -- 2. Effects of temperature and gadid predation on snow crab recruitment: comparisons between the Bering Sea and Atlantic Canada.
    Date
    2011-12
    Type
    Thesis
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