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Apr 19, 2012
Brickellia oblongifolia
Glandular-puberulent herb or subshrub, 1-6 dm tall, generally with many stems from near the base. Leaves all cauline, mostly sessile, alternate or occasionally opposite to subopposite, entire or nearly so, lance-linear to oblong or elliptic, 1-4 cm long and up to 15 mm wide. Leaves mostly 2-8 times as long as wide. Heads terminating the branches or subcorymbosely clustered and relatively larg...
Jan 13, 2016
Concerns rise over potential impacts of disease on the ecosystem
From orcas to starfish to humans, disease affects every living creature in the ecosystem. Scientists are increasingly alarmed by its potential to devastate already compromised populations of species in Puget Sound.
Jan 13, 2016
Are diseases playing a role in salmon decline?
Chinook, coho and steelhead populations in Puget Sound have declined dramatically over the past 30 years. In some cases, counts of fish returning to the rivers are just a tenth what they were in the 1980s. While many possible causes of this decline are under consideration, some researchers are focusing on the combined effects of predators and disease. This article continues our coverage of the ecological impacts of disease in Puget Sound.
Jan 13, 2016
Disease in herring threatens broader food web
Pacific herring have long been considered an essential part of the Puget Sound food web. Now, studies are beginning to reveal how diseases in herring could be reverberating through the ecosystem, affecting creatures large and small. We continue our coverage of the ecological impacts of disease in Puget Sound with this look at the region's most well-known forage fish.
