ORSEA Lessons

Fishes Full of Fibers - Do my choices in clothing affect fish in the deep sea?
Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Sites - Where should we put the wind turbines?
Killer Whale Population in Decline - How is the decreasing population of Southern Resident killer whales connected to prey selection and availability?
Marine Reserve Impacts - Why have Marine Reserves been established in Oregon?
Population Fluctuations in Salmon - Why can't all salmon be managed in the same fashion?
Swimming on an Empty Shark Tank - What can cause white shark activity levels to vary between individuals within the species?
Teeming with Fish - How many rockfish can we catch and still have a sustainable fishery?

Coral Bleaching - Do Aiptasia with symbiotic algae grow better than those without symbiotic algae?
Geometry of Marine Invertebrates - How does the surface area to volume ratio affect the ability of marine invertebrates to obtain oxygen?
Tidepool Tussle - How do sea stars affect rocky intertidal ecosystems?

Belugas out of Balance - Are there enough individuals of reproductive age in the Cook Inlet beluga whale population to promote recovery without human intervention?
Killer Whale Population in Decline - How is the decreasing population of Southern Resident killer whales connected to prey selection and availability?
Managing Whales at Risk - How does population genetics inform marine policy and management?
Sea Lion Feeding Frenzy - What does sea lion feeding have to do with human health?

Copepod Conundrum - How are trends in plankton diversity and biomass used to indicate ocean conditions?
Cuckoo for Copepods - How can we use copepods as a model to learn about how marine organisms can tolerate hypoxia?
Forams as Storytellers - What can tiny plankton tell us about past and present ocean climate?
Krill Prefer Chill - How are the inhabitants of a polar ecosystem affected by rising global temperatures due to climate change?
Patchy Plankton - What factors contribute to spatial variability in plankton abundance?

Declining Seagrass Abundance - Why has seagrass abundance declined in some Oregon estuaries?
Hybrid Beachgrass Discovery - How does a newly-discovered beachgrass hybrid affect coastal ecosystems?
Kelp Forest Complexity- What factors affect biodiversity and community structure in West Coast kelp forests?

Marsh Magic - How has human agriculture had an effect on coastal wetlands? What are the differences between undisturbed, restored, and impacted wetlands?
Muddy Waters - What factors drive differences between an urban estuary and a protected estuary reserve?

Fishes Full of Fibers - Do my choices in clothing affect fish in the deep sea?
Prodigious Plastic Pollution - By identifying plastics in our daily lives and tracing their pathways to beaches and coastal waters, can we minimize the volume of these harmful pollutants?

Invasion of the Crabs - Are green crabs invading Oregon estuaries and causing harmful impacts?

Coastal Hypoxia - How do environmental and ecological factors affect ocean deoxygenation off the Oregon Coast?
Coral Bleaching - Do Aiptasia with symbiotic algae grow better than those without symbiotic algae?
Cuckoo for Copepods - How can we use copepods as a model to learn about how marine organisms can tolerate hypoxia?
Oyster Larvae Catastrophe - What caused the oyster larvae die off, and what can we do?
Seafloor Graveyard - What is causing episodes of dead animals on the seafloor?

Coastal Hypoxia - How do environmental and ecological factors affect ocean deoxygenation off the Oregon Coast?
Cold Summer Water - How does coastal upwelling impact ocean temperature and productivity?
Tides, Waves, and Floods - What causes changes in sea level over short and long periods of time?