If two dams on the Elwha River are removed, the ecosystem will be open to the downstream flow of sediments and the upstream flow of marine nutrients in the form of anadromous fish. Nutrient enrichment may influence trophic dynamics of the entire ecosystem, extending beyond the aquatic boundary. I assessed...
Dispersal of juvenile northern spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina) was studied in western Oregon from 1982-1985. The study was initiated to document the pattern of juvenile spotted owl dispersal, survival, habitat use, and possible effects of forest fragmentation
on the dispersing juveniles in the Pacific Northwest Douglas-fir Region. Forty-eight juveniles...
I studied bird and rodent nesting in woodpecker-excavated
cavities in pifion-juniper (Pinus edulis-Juniperus monosperma) (P-J)
woodland in southeastern Colorado during the spring and summer of 1987
and 1988. Two related investigations were conducted: one described
characteristics of habitat used by birds and rodents nesting in
woodpecker-excavated cavities and the other...
I investigated the relationship between harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) behavior and lack of recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. First, I evaluated the hypothesis that harlequin ducks in winter have little flexibility to increase foraging time in response to disturbance because they are constrained...