Bruce S. Miller’s research while affiliated with University of Washington and other places

... Stomach content analyses can provide similar metrics as those described in Table 10, including relative abundance, biomass, and size of prey species, and predator diet diversity (Amundsen and Sánchez-Hernández 2019). Stomach content analysis is a frequently used tool in fish ecology studies (Brodeur 1990;Livingston et al. 2017). It is also used for invertebrate studies but can be problematic (Blankenship and Yayanos 2005), though there are successful studies particularly for certain taxa (e.g., crabs: Giddins et al. 1986;Wójcik-Fudalewska et al. 2016;Cordone et al. 2022). ...

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Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) A Monitoring Framework for SG ̲ áan K ̲ ínghlas-Bowie Seamount Marine Protected Area, British Columbia, Canada

... have lengths over 700 m, widths over 200 m, and surfaces areas that are above 560 m 2 but are often tens of thousands of m 2 , making them substantially larger than SOWS (Mulvihill et al. 1980;Haas et al. 2002;Kelty and Bliven 2003;Toft et al. 2007;Able et al. 2013;Ono and Simenstad 2014). In Washington State, USA, for example, SOWS typically have a surface area well below 560 m 2 and typically have a maximum width of 2.4 m and maximum length of 18 m (NOAA Fisheries 2018, Washington Administrative Code [WAC] 220-660-380). ...

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Do small overwater structures impact marine habitats and biota?

... Three primary potential hypotheses may account for this spatial pattern: habitat availability, anoxic conditions, and differences in population size (Schwenke et al., 2018). First, there is much less suitable rocky habitat in south Puget Sound compared to north Puget Sound, British Columbia, and outer coast waters (Miller & Borton, 1980), which may concentrate individuals, increasing spatial overlap between species and increasing hybridization potential. Second, Puget Sound experiences sporadic hypoxic conditions (Walt Deppe et al., 2013), which may force species into shallower habitats where oxygen concentrations are higher (Eby & Crowder, 2002). ...

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Contrasting effect of hybridization on genetic differentiation in three rockfish species with similar life history

... Some areas falling within the Bangor Naval Base restricted access area were not sampled (Fig. 1). Diving protocol and survey methods were modified from Miller et al. (1994) and Bradbury et al. (2000). At each site, two divers descended to an initial starting depth of 21 m MLLW and swam a strip transect on a compass heading toward shore and perpendicular to depth contours; each diver surveyed a 1-m swath. ...

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Distribution, abundance, and habitat associations of a large bivalve (Panopea generosa) in a eutrophic fjord estuary

... Similarly, longfin smelt have been observed in the nearshore coastal environment off the Columbia River plume (Bottom and Jones 1990;Litz et al. 2014), in Bellingham Bay, Washington, near the Nooksack River (Donnelly et al. 1988;Penttila 2007), in Yakutat Bay in the discharge of two glaciers (Arimitsu 2016), and the Cook Inlet, Alaska (Abookire et al. 2000;Abookire and Piatt 2005;Jones et al. 2005). Thus, some individuals clearly spend some portion of their life history in the ocean. ...

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Genome-wide analysis reveals regional patterns of drift, structure, and gene flow in longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) in the northeastern Pacific

... Since gammarids are the principal prey organisms of large (45 60 mm fork length) epibenthic—feeding chum early in the outmigration period, these habitats also play a role in providing requisite prey resources. Of importance is the fact that the principal species of gammarids consumed by chum and pink fry tend to be detritivores which are nestling or tubicolous on algae (see Simenstad et al. 1980, Appendix B). Thus, the extensive growths of marine macroalgae (Laminaria, Agarum, Ulva) which often typify more current swept, shallow sublittoral habitats contribute significantly to the standing stock of gammarid amphipods. ...

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Prey community structure and trophic ecology of outmigrating juvenile chum and pink salmon in Hood Canal, WA

... Diet can also vary (or not) over stochastic events, seasons or years, illustrating the trophic plasticity of fishes (Miller et al. 1980;Ruiz-Campos 1986;Grossman 1986;Cáceres and Ojeda 2000;Vera-Duarte et al. 2017;Polanco-Pérez et al. 2021). Tidepool fish species may act as ecologically-different species during their ontogenetic development (Muñoz and Ojeda 1998;Norton and Cook 1999;Wilson 2009). ...

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Ecology, evolution and conservation of tidepool fishes of the Americas

... During this time, a salmon cohort can experience up to 85% mortality, which often represents the single largest component of marine mortality in the salmon life cycle (Ricker 1976;Quinn 2005). The importance of early marine predation is widely acknowledged and has motivated previous studies examining the predators of juvenile salmon, including harbor seals (Yurk and Trites 2000), sea birds (Simenstad et al. 1979;Scheel and Hough 1997), and a variety of fishes (Mace 1983;Beamish et al. 1992;Orsi et al. 2000). However, there is limited information on predation by nearshore fishes that may contribute substantially to the mortality of juvenile salmon during estuarine rearing (Healey 1982;Bax 1983). ...

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Spatiotemporal Variation and Size‐Selective Predation on Hatchery‐ and Wild‐Born Juvenile Chum Salmon at Marine Entry by Nearshore Fishes in Southeast Alaska

... All life stages of these species occur in intertidal waters associated with shorelines, and Pacific Sand Lance and Plainfin Midshipman additionally spawn in these waters. YOY of some deeper-dwelling gadids (e.g., Walleye Pollock, Pacific Tomcod) and flatfishes (e.g., Pacific Sanddab, Speckled Sanddab) often occur in soft bottom intertidal regions, as do juveniles and adults of fishes with similar habitat associations but slightly deeper distributions (e.g., Roughback Sculpin, Sand Sole; e.g., Wingert and Miller 1979;Frierson et al. 2017). ...

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PMEP Nearshore FishInvert Habitat Report

... Pacific hake spawn near major sources of freshwater inflow, such as near the Skagit and Snohomish Rivers in Port Susan (Gustafson et al. 2000). Life-history parameters were drawn from several sources (Forrester 1964, Miller et al. 1978, Stauffer 1985. Pacific hake school at depth during the day, then move to the surface and disperse at night for feeding (Gustafson et al. 2000). ...

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TechMemo177 Morzaria-Luna et al 2022 AMPS