Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

An exploratory economic analysis of the effects of regulation, hunter participation and harvest on migratory bird management

Creator:: Dell, Randal Scott
Abstract:: Waterfowl and the places they inhabit provide numerous economic benefits to society. The financial and other resources provided by waterfowl hunters to secure and protect waterfowl habitat are a major force for wetland protection, as guided under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. However, the habitat and population objectives established...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Migratory Bird Management. Abstract approved: Signature redacted for privacy. Richard M. Adams

Essays on the economics of wildlife management

Creator:: Rashford, Benjamin S.
Abstract:: Wildlife managers are on the front lines of the effort to conserve wildlife and are required to do so cost-effectively. This dissertation consists of three manuscripts that integrate economics and ecology to inform cost-effective wildlife management. The first and second manuscripts focus on identifying cost-effective wildlife management plans. The third...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Management. Abstract approved: Richard M. Adams Wildlife managers are on the front lines of the

A spatially explicit model for allocating conservation efforts : the Grand Ronde River basin, Oregon

Creator:: Watanabe, Michio
Abstract:: The spatial and dynamic pattern of landscape changes has a profound effect on the supply of environmental services, including the provision of habitat for fish and wildlife. Spatial heterogeneity is a common feature of landscapes in the Pacific Northwest, most notably in areas important to the production of salmonid fish...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Oregon Abstract approved: _<~~-=::::=-----=---=~=-=:::::__J/l1~_J·L..J.Q~~~~:;;·===:=:s=- -· Richard

Farm and community-level impacts of irrigation water supply reductions : a case study of Malheur County, Oregon

Creator:: Wyse, Barbara J.
Abstract:: Agricultural water supplies are becoming increasingly uncertain in the western United States due to rising demand from competing water users, environmental restrictions on surface water withdrawals due to water quality and endangered species concerns, and, potentially, climate-induced hydrological changes. Since many rural areas in the West depend economically upon irrigated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract Approved: Richard M. Adams Agricultural water supplies are becoming increasingly uncertain in the

Fisheries management policies and Japanese direct investment in the Alaska pollock fishery

Creator:: Lemieux, Jason Andre
Abstract:: The implementation of particular management practices to control the use of natural resources can unintentionally create barriers to trade in resources and resource access. Foreign firms have developed a variety of methods to bypass trade barriers. This thesis examines the use of foreign direct investment as a means of bypassing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Approved: Richard S. Jo4inston The implementation of particular management practices to control the use of

Essays on natural endowments, conservation policy, and community characteristics

Creator:: Lin, Haixia
Abstract:: To protect and restore environmental quality, efficient and effective conservation policies are needed. Designing policies require a sound understanding of the contributions of natural endowments to economic vitality, and the performance and impacts of conservation programs. This dissertation consists of three essays, and addresses several issues relevant to these two...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________ JunJie Wu and Richard M. Adams To protect and restore environmental quality, efficient

Estimating the value of irrigation water transferred to instream flow : A case study of Umatilla County, Oregon

Creator:: Ugrinska, Monika P.
Abstract:: Agricultural water supplies are becoming increasingly uncertain in the western United States due to elevated demands from competing water users, environmental restrictions on surface water withdrawals as a result of the establishment of the Endangered Species Act in 1973, and potential climatic changes. Since many rural communities in the West...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , without your help this project would still have been in the beginning stages. To Dr. Richard Adams and Dr

The value of short run in-stream temperature forecasts : an application to salmonids in the Klamath and John Day Rivers

Creator:: Huang, Biao
Abstract:: Water temperature is an important measure of water quality, as well as a dominant factor affecting aquatic life within the stream environment. Elevated water temperatures can decrease the survival rate of fish in each life stage. Cold water species, such as salmonids, are particularly susceptible to elevated water temperatures. For...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: without his extraordinary supervision and incisive comments; Dr. Richard M. Adams for a multiplicity

The optimal allocation of watershed conservation funding : a case study of the John Day River Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Skelton, Katharine
Abstract:: This study determines the optimal allocation of watershed conservation funds in the John Day River Basin, Oregon. Fund managers can use a variety of targeting schemes to allocate their limited resources. Depending on which targeting criteria is used, they may or may not be achieving the maximum environmental benefits per...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: conmiittee members, Dr. Richard Adams and Dr. William Boggess. They provided much needed encouragement and

Spatial and inter-temporal price analysis : including risk perceptions and dynamic trade flow information

Creator:: Han, Shengfei
Abstract:: A regime-switching model for market integration study is extended to incorporate dynamic trade flow information and risk perceptions based on an expected utility framework. An application of the extended model to the US-China soybean markets analysis shows that: One, the positive arbitrage rent uncounted-for in the extended model has been...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , encouragement, and patience of my other committee members, Dr. Richard S. Johnston, Dr. Munisamy Gopinath, Dr

ScholarsArchive@OSU

An exploratory economic analysis of the effects of regulation, hunter participation and harvest on migratory bird management

Essays on the economics of wildlife management

A spatially explicit model for allocating conservation efforts : the Grand Ronde River basin, Oregon

Farm and community-level impacts of irrigation water supply reductions : a case study of Malheur County, Oregon

Fisheries management policies and Japanese direct investment in the Alaska pollock fishery

Essays on natural endowments, conservation policy, and community characteristics

Estimating the value of irrigation water transferred to instream flow : A case study of Umatilla County, Oregon

The value of short run in-stream temperature forecasts : an application to salmonids in the Klamath and John Day Rivers

The optimal allocation of watershed conservation funding : a case study of the John Day River Basin, Oregon

Spatial and inter-temporal price analysis : including risk perceptions and dynamic trade flow information

Limit your search

Academic Affiliation

Advisor

Commencement Year

Committee Member

Creator

Date

Decade

Degree Field

Degree Level

Degree Name

File Format

Language

License

Non-Academic Affiliation

Peer Reviewed

Resource Type

Rights Statement

Subject

Search Constraints

Search Results

Limit your search