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Effects of grass seed agriculture on aquatic invertebrate communities in seasonal wetlands of the southern Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:

Wyss, Lance A.

Abstract:

An estimated 99% of native wet prairie has been lost in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, but a large number of seasonal wetlands remain on private lands dedicated to grass seed production within the historical wet prairie landscape. Because agriculture is known to alter physical and chemical wetland conditions, I investigated...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

organisms must cope with varying environmental conditions, particularly dry periods that pose a