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Creator:: Moldenke, Alison
Abstract:: The dangers for National Park Service rangers have been increasing. Scientists study psychology, sociology, and recreation resources to help balance the dangers of crime and hazards with the increase in demand for outdoor recreation. Featuring Dr. Jo Tynon.
Resource Type:: Learning Object
Full Text:: -and-general-public ccording to the FBI, it is more dangerous to be a National Park Service ranger

Creator:: Anekonda, T. S., Lomas, M. Christine, Adams, W. T., Kavanagh, Kathleen L., 1955-, and Aitken, S. N.
Abstract:: Abstract: Genetic variation in drought hardiness traits and their genetic correlations with growth potential and17re1c6overy traits were investigated in 39 full-sib families of coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) from southwestern British Columbia. Seedlings of these families were grown in raised nursery beds and subjected to three moisture...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: mean flow was calculated. Xylem hy- draulic conductivity (in mmol-m s MPa )1 1⋅ ⋅− − was then esti

Creator:: DeBell, Dean S., Keyes, Christopher R., and Gartner, Barbara L.
Abstract:: We evaluated effects of chemical fertilizer, spacing, and interplanted nitrogen-fixing trees on wood density and diameter growth of 15-year-old Eucalyptus saligna trees. The trees were grown in silvicultural trials established on former sugarcane land on the island of Hawaii. Elevation was 480 m, slopes were gentle, and annual rainfall averaged...
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Full Text:: plantations: effects of silvicultural practices and relation to growth rate Dean S. DeBell1, Christopher R

Creator:: Valachovic, Y. S., Caldwell, B. A., Cromack Jr., K., and Griffiths, Robert P.
Abstract:: The effects of initial leaf litter chemistry on first-year decomposition rates were studied for 16 common Pacific Northwest conifers, hardwoods, and shrubs at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest in western Oregon. Leaf litters were analyzed for C, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, proximate organic fractions (nonpolar, polar, acid-hydrolyzable extractives, acid-hydrolyzable...
Resource Type:: Article

Creator:: 7th Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources and Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources
Abstract:: List of abstracts for posters and papers presented at the 7th Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources, held March 13-15 2008 at Oregon State University. Contact the author(s) for more information on papers is listed here for which no entry appears in the conference collection at: http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/dspace/handle/1957/7138
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: Prepare Future State Park Managers Aram Attarian, Associate Professor, North Carolina State University

Creator:: Oshnack, Mary Elizabeth, Aguíñiga, Francisco, Cox, Daniel, Gupta, Rakesh, and van de Lindt, John
Abstract:: Tsunami force and pressure distributions on a rigid wall fronted by a small seawall were determined experimentally in a large-scale wave flume. Six different seawall heights were examined, two of which were exposed to a range of solitary wave heights. The same experiment was done without a seawall for comparison....
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: has a piston wavemaker with a 4 m stroke and a maximum speed of 4 m/s able to gen- erate replicable

Creator:: Tynon, Joanne F. and Chavez, Deborah J.
Abstract:: Using a qualitative approach, the authors tested a crime typology developed for tourism destinations in a U.S. National Forest recreation setting. Specific objectives were to classify the attributes of crime and violence, examine the effects of crime and violence on visitor demand, and suggest methods of prevention and recovery. A...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: T A B L E 3 C R IM E A N D V IO L E N C E C L A S S IF IC A T IO N M A T R IX

Creator:: Tynon, Joanne F. and Chavez, Deborah J.
Abstract:: The aim of this article is to explain why research focusing on crime and violence on national forests is necessary and overdue. Four questions are offered to frame future research. First, how much crime is occurring on national forests, and how can the effects of crime and violence best be...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: present four ques- 154 Journal of Forestry • April/May 2006 A B S T R A C T recreation tions that

Creator:: Kumagai, Yoshitaka, Daniels, Steven E., Oregon State University. College of Forestry, and Oregon State University. Forest Research Laboratory
Abstract:: This annotated bibliography is collected from professional journals in natural resource management and sociology, conference proceedings, and technical reports. It is categorized into thirteen sections: acceptability, fire in wilderness, general, history, institutions, media, policy, public attitude toward wildfire, public involvement, public perception of prescribed burning, risk perception, social psychology, and...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: RC 36 cov J a n u a r y 2 0 0 2 R e s e a r c h C o n t

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