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Land ownership and forest cover in the Oregon Coast Range : spatial pattern and social ground-truthing

Creator:

Stanfield, Brooks J.

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We use qualitative and quantitative methods to explore social and spatial relationships between land ownership and forest cover in the Oregon Coast Range. Using a Geographic Information System (GIS) and regression analysis, we tested for spatial relationships between the structure of land ownership and forest cover across 66 watersheds in...

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Masters Thesis

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impressed by Ken Johnson's enthusiasm his ability to provide insightful comments about my research. Tom
Mental and biophysical terrains of biodiversity : conservation of oak woodland on family forest

Creator:

Fischer, Alexandra Paige

Abstract:

This research analyzes how family forest owners conceptualize biodiversity in one high-conservation value area of oak woodland in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon. Oregon white oak (Quercus garyanna) woodland, one of the most biologically diverse ecotypes in the state of Oregon, is in decline. Much of the oak ecotype...

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Masters Thesis

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inspiration; my committee members, Denise Lach and Tom Spies, for their contributions of academic rigor and
Private forests, public policy : oak conservation on family forests in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

Creator:

Fischer, Alexandra Paige

Abstract:

In the United States, many of the thorniest natural resource conflicts occur on private lands. This is especially true in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon where the hallmark habitat type, Oregon white oak woodland and savanna, is imperiled. Almost exclusively found on private land, Oregon white oak is threatened...

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Dissertation

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all the support they gave me. Denise Lach brought rigor to my research design and analysis. Tom