Orcinus orca

     Ocrinus ocrca, commonly known as the killer whale is one of the most widely spread mammals on the planet (second only to humans). They live in a variety of environments and this determines factors such as their genetics, their social structure and their feeding habits.

      The purpose of this website is designed to asses my hypotheses, that resident killer whale abundance in the southern regions of British Columbia is affected by availability of salmon, and that the nearby transient killer whale populations positively affect their numbers due to their control on pinnepid populations.

Hi! My name is Katie Andersen and this website has been designed for a project in my Introduction to Aqautic Environments course (BIOL*3450). The main purpose is to asses how certain features in the environment affect the abundance of a specific aquatic organism. I have decided to asses how food availability/diverstiy and transient whale populations affect the abundance of Orcinus orca.