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Foraging ecology, colony attendance, and chick provisioning of Caspian terns (Sterna caspia) in the Columbia River Estuary

Creator:: Anderson, Scott K.
Abstract:: This study was designed to enhance understanding of factors influencing foraging distribution, diet composition, and overall reproductive success of Caspian terns (Sterna caspia) nesting on East Sand Island in the Columbia River estuary. This colony of nearly 10,000 breeding pairs is of concern to regional resource managers because Caspian terns...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: daylight hours), average foraging trip duration was 40% longer (38.9 mm), and nesting success was much

Prey Patch Patterns Predict Habitat Use by Top Marine Predators with Diverse Foraging Strategies

Creator:: Benoit-Bird, Kelly J., Battaile, Brian C., Heppell, Scott A., Hoover, Brian, Irons, David, Jones, Nathan, Kuletz, Kathy J., Nordstrom, Chad A., Paredes, Rosana, Suryan, Robert M., Waluk, Chad M., and Trites, Andrew W.
Abstract:: Spatial coherence between predators and prey has rarely been observed in pelagic marine ecosystems. We used measures of the environment, prey abundance, prey quality, and prey distribution to explain the observed distributions of three co-occurring predator species breeding on islands in the southeastern Bering Sea: black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), thick-billed...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: that makes trips of moderate distance (kittiwakes), a deep diver that makes trip of short distances

Life history and environmental influences on avian incubation and parental care in songbirds

Creator:: Austin-Bythell, Suzanne H.
Abstract:: Patterns of nest attendance behavior by breeding birds represent a parent-offspring trade-off in which adults balance self-maintenance with parental care decisions. Incubation, in particular, is of interest because adults must provide an environment suitable for embryonic development through nest-building and contact-incubation. We evaluated how adult incubation constancy and nest visitation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ornithology (MPI; Germany). This work could not have been completed without the help of our field crews

Juvenile Steller sea lion dive behavior following temporary captivity

Creator:: Thomton, Jamie D., Mellish, Jo-Ann E., Hennen, Daniel R., and Horning, Markus
Abstract:: Wild-caught juvenile Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus (n = 21) were maintained in temporary captivity for up to 12 wk to investigate health, disease, nutrition and behavior. We assessed the effects of captivity on post-release dive behavior and movement of each animal using externally mounted satellite data recorders. Based on...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: typical dive depths, durations, trip distances, inter haul-out movements, and foraging patterns from pup

Proximity to multiple foraging habitats enhances seabirds’ resilience to local food shortages

Creator:: Paredes, Rosana, Harding, Ann M. A., Irons, David B., Roby, Daniel D., Suryan, Robert M., Orben, Rachael A., Renner, Heather, Young, Rebecca, and Kitaysky, Alexander
Abstract:: As central-place foragers, seabirds from colonies located close to multiple and/or productive marine habitats might experience increased foraging opportunities and enhanced resilience to food shortages. We tested whether this hypothesis might explain divergent trends in 3 populations of black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla, a surface-feeding piscivore, in the eastern Bering Sea....
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Islands during June and July 2009 (Lauth 2010). Field data collection Sixty-two adult kittiwakes raising

Comparative foraging ecology of five species of Pacific seabirds : multi-scale analyses of marine habitat use

Creator:: Suryan, Robert
Abstract:: Seabirds are an integral component of marine ecosystems, however, because humans typically observe only snapshots of their lives at sea, our understanding of seabird foraging ecology is often limited. A more complete understanding of the ecological roles of seabirds and identification of critical foraging habitats requires the ability to follow...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: effort translated into longer foraging trip duration (i.e., less frequent nestling provisioning), which

Factors affecting colony size, reproductive success, and foraging patterns of double-crested cormorants nesting on East Sand Island in the Columbia River Estuary

Creator:: Anderson, Cynthia D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the primary factors affecting colony size, reproductive success, and foraging patterns of Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus) nesting at East Sand Island in the Columbia River estuary, the largest colony of this species on the Pacific Coast of North America. This colony...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for their efforts and enthusiasm in the field. Cormorant data collection was assisted by: Michelle

Northern fur seal reproductive rates and early maternal care

Creator:: Kunisch, E. (Erin)
Abstract:: The majority of the world's breeding population of northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) is found on the Pribilof Islands (St. Paul and St. George) in the Bering Sea, Alaska. Pup production on these islands experienced an irregular but overall decline since the early 1970's. Between 1998 and 2010, pup production...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: corrected for reduced detection probabilities resulting from increased maternal foraging trip durations

Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) foraging ecology and predation on juvenile salmonids in San Francisco Bay, California

Creator:: Adrean, Lindsay J.
Abstract:: Brooks Island, located in central San Francisco Bay, California, currently supports the largest breeding colony of Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) in the Bay Area, and is one of several proposed relocation sites for some Caspian terns from the world's largest colony in the Columbia River estuary of Oregon. Juvenile salmonids...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: worked for him as a field technician, and I am very grateful for the numerous learning opportunities he

Habitat use, spatial ecology, and stable isotope variability of the Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) along the Oregon coast

Creator:: Steingass, Sheanna M.
Abstract:: Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) are one of Oregon’s most common coastal predators, numbering between 10,000 and 12,000 individuals (Brown et al. 2005b). They consume more than 149 species or types of marine prey within the Pacific Northwest, which include a large variety of commercially important fisheries species. Despite...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: area, core area, foraging trip distance and duration, percent presence within eleven inland waters

Breeding and foraging ecology of Caspian terns nesting on artificial islands in the Upper Klamath Basin, California

Creator:: Patterson, Allison (Allison Glider)
Abstract:: Availability of suitable nesting habitat that is free of nest predators and provides access to adequate prey resources within commuting distance is a major factor limiting seabird populations. Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) in western North America have shifted their breeding habitat from naturally occurring habitats in interior wetlands, lakes, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: encouragement and support in the field. Thank you to the many people who provided field assistance and

Evaluation of a U.S. West coast groundfish habitat conservation regulation via analysis of spatial and temporal patterns of trawl fishing efforts

Creator:: Bellman, Marlene A.
Abstract:: Recent emphasis on linkages between essential fish habitat and fish stock productivity has raised concerns about the management of fishing activities such as trawling, which have the potential to impact fish habitat. Knowing specifically where and how intensively trawl effort has occurred over time provides ecologists with the necessary background...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: changes continue in this fishery, with trip limits and gear restrictions continuously adjusted. Continued

Value of Prior and Novel Information in Managing a Mixed-Stock Recreational Chinook Salmon Fishery

Creator:: Jensen, Alexander J.
Abstract:: Many economically important Pacific salmon fisheries along the west coast of North America are mixed-stock, recreational systems, in which managers strive to account for interactions between fish, anglers, and management policy while balancing fishery access against conservation of vulnerable stocks. Specific challenges facing fisheries managers include limited control over angling...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: realized and expected), and day of the week on effort. Analyses of site choice using individual trip data

Using Satellite Imagery to Count Nesting Albatross from Space

Creator:: Dolliver, Jane E.
Abstract:: One fundamental concern in conservation biology is species abundance. For many taxa, however, these data are costly to obtain via direct observation and thus limited in geographic or temporal scope. Very high-resolution satellite imagery provides a means to address these limitations and provide remotely-sensed counts of large, colonial species. We...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: satellite imagery paired with field counts of three species of nesting albatrosses (Phoebastria

Is the past present? Historical splash-dam mapping and stream disturbance detection in the Oregon Coastal Province

Creator:: Miller, Rebecca R.
Abstract:: Severe scouring from splash damming was one of the earliest reported forms of widespread anthropogenic disturbance in streams of the Pacific Northwest, USA. Splash damming was a common method of log transport in western Oregon from the 1880s through the 1950s. Before being released in large freshets to downstream lumber...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: through intense archival, historical aerial photograph and field searches. The final splash-dam map was

Development and Evaluation of an Animal-borne Active Acoustic Tag to Conduct Minimally Invasive Behavioral Response Studies on Marine Mammals

Creator:: Fregosi, Selene
Abstract:: Development of new research tools is needed to better understand the potential effects of a noisier ocean on individual and populations of marine mammals. Current behavioral response studies utilize ship-mounted sound sources to induce short-term noise-related behavioral responses in tagged animals. Combining the tag with the sound source into an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -effective behavioral response studies. Field tests were conducted on juvenile northern elephant seals

Effects of sampling design, estimators, and variability on groundfish management in Oregon

Creator:: Crone, Paul R. Jr
Abstract:: Sampling error associated with estimates of species composition and age composition of commercial groundfish landings in Oregon from 1989 to 1991 is documented to evaluate the impact of variable landing data on fisheries management and monitoring programs. The statistical reliability and bias associated with two multistage sampling designs are investigated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: multistage sampling designs are investigated on the bases of the practical suitability of field procedures

Supplemental feeding influences reproductive success of the Hawaiian goose (Branta sandvicensis) at Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawai'i

Creator:: Tamayose, Joy
Abstract:: Low reproductive success has been typical of high elevation populations of the Hawaiian goose (Branta sandvicensis) or nēnē. Researchers identified predation and inadequate nutrition as limiting factors. Reproductive success remained low in most years despite on-going predator control programs. I used a supplemental feeding program over two breeding seasons in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: influence reproductive success. I used field observations of marked nēnē to track activity at feeding

Feasibility of supplementary sampling of the commercial groundfish landings in Oregon using seafood plant workers

Creator:: Builder, Tonya L.
Abstract:: Fishery dependent data--length distributions, sex ratios, maturity schedules, and species composition of landed catches--are necessary for stock assessments. These data are currently collected by state port biologists using a sampling design that randomly selects samples from a small percentage of a very large target population. Sampling programs may need to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: biologist data all sampled from the same boat trip .......................................... 28 3

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:: . These findings suggest grass seed farming practices such as soil tillage and field leveling have

Foraging ecology, diving behavior, and migration patterns of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) from a glacial fjord in Alaska in relation to prey availability and oceanographic features

Creator:: Womble, Jamie N.
Abstract:: Understanding the movement behavior and foraging strategies of individuals across multiple spatial and temporal scales is essential not only for understanding the biological requirements of individuals but also for linking individual strategies to population level effects. Glacial fjords scattered throughout south-central and southeastern Alaska host some of the largest seasonal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Glacier Bay…………………………… 54 2.3 Summary statistics of diving parameters and trip durations for

Jumping in with Both Feet: Exploring Factors that Shape Juvenile Amphibian Movement

Creator:: Bredeweg, Evan M.
Abstract:: Investigation into how animals move within the landscape is important for both understanding of ecological processes and conservation management. Animal movement is important in shaping life history transitions, demographics, individual fitness, and species distributions. However, as landscapes become increasingly affected by human activities, movement becomes important as species navigate landscapes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: is a growing field, and through the application of various tools and techniques that are being

Description and analysis of dietary preference of lingcod in the nearshore zone, Oregon

Creator:: Tinus, Craig A.
Abstract:: The lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) is an important groundfish species in both recreational and commercial fisheries of the Northeastern Pacific. It is a large, fast-growing, generalist predator of invertebrates and fishes. In response to concerns that lingcod may limit populations of rockfishes (Sebastes spp.), I compared the diets of 375 adult...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of typical field data. For example, this approach provides indirect evidence that lingcod display

Improving Projections of Tidal Marsh Persistence under Climate Change with Remote Sensing and Site-Specific Data

Creator:: Buffington, Kevin J.
Abstract:: Tidal marshes are dynamic ecosystems that are threatened by climate change and sea-level rise. To characterize baseline condition and historic climate sensitivities, and improve projections into the future, new methods are required that integrate data from the field and remote sensing platforms. Marsh elevation response models can be calibrated with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: improve projections into the future, new methods are required that integrate data from the field and

Using Oregon trawl logbooks to study spatial and temporal characteristics of commercial groundfish species associations

Creator:: Lee, Yong Woo
Abstract:: Species associations of fifteen major commercial groundfish species in the northeastern Pacific ocean and their spatial and temporal characteristics were studied using Oregon bottom trawl logbook data, 1987 to 1993. Screening procedures were used to remove questionable data from the original logbook files, which resulted in the exclusion of information...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: & Development Institute (KORDI) for his advice and for stressing to me the importance of this field. Uncle

Provisioning, growth and survival of Adélie penguin chicks at Cape Crozier, Ross Island, Antarctica

Creator:: Jennings, Scott
Abstract:: Understanding the factors that contribute to or limit reproductive success is a fundamental objective of the field of ecology, providing insight into the ways ecosystems function and facilitating better management of natural resources. Behaviors that benefit offspring often increase costs to parents, and thus parents must adjust their level of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: reproductive success is a fundamental objective of the field of ecology, providing insight into the ways

Final report : environmental stresses and skeletal deformities in fish from the Willamette River, Oregon, USA

Creator:: Villeneuve, Daniel L., Curtis, Lawrence R., Jenkins, Jeffrey J., Warner, Kara E., Tilton, Fred A., Kent, Michael L., Watral, Virginia G., Cunningham, Michael E., Markle, Douglas F., Sethajintanin, Doolalai, Krissanakriangkrai, Oraphin, Johnson, Eugene R., Grove, Robert Allan, Anderson, Kim A., Oregon State University. Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University. Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: The Willamette River, one of only 14 American Heritage Rivers, flows through the most densely populated and agriculturally productive region of Oregon. Previous biological monitoring of Willamette River fish detected elevated frequencies of skeletal deformities in fish from certain areas of the lower (NP [NP], rivermile [RM] 26-55) and middle...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: (QC): Field, trip, and extraction blanks were used with each sampling campaign. The field blank

Feeding Ecology and Food Web Linkages of Yearling Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Migrating Through the Lower Columbia River and Estuary

Creator:: Munguia, Angelica
Abstract:: The Columbia River Basin historically supported abundant populations of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) but, largely due to anthropogenic influence, many populations are now listed as threatened or endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Habitat restoration efforts have been a critical component of salmon recovery plans. However, although the importance...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: reflective of the natural variation observed in prey collected in the field compared to 2017. These

Comparative wintering ecology of two subspecies of sandhill crane : informing conservation planning in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region of California

Creator:: Ivey, Gary L.
Abstract:: California's Central Valley agricultural landscapes provide several important wintering regions for Pacific Flyway sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) populations; however, the value of those regions is being compromised by urban expansion, other developments, and conversions to incompatible crop types. Greater (G. c. tabida) and lesser sandhill cranes (G. c. canadensis) both...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: winter. If wildlife managers want to encourage winter field use by cranes they could provide incentives

Spatial Variation in Ecosystem Carbon Stocks and Emissions Resulting from Land-use Conversion: Two Studies in Mangrove Forests of the Dominican Republic

Creator:: Giovannoni, Leila R.
Abstract:: Mangrove forests store more organic carbon across ecosystem carbon pools than most other coastal and forested ecosystems, and are subject to high global rates of deforestation. For these reasons, they are recognized as prime candidates for inclusion in climate change mitigation strategies. However, the ecological drivers of regional and micro-scale...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: field assessments should not take the place of quantitative tests for soil inorganic carbon when

News & Views, 1993/06

Creator:: Edge, Dan
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: has we have in the past. Some courses, such as the spring Wildlife Field Trip, must be discontinued

Body Condition and Hormone Assessment of Eastern North Pacific Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) and Associations with Ambient Noise

Creator:: Lemos, Leila S.
Abstract:: Anthropogenic activities have posed many threats to the oceans and marine life. Understanding how individuals are affected and physiologically respond to these threats is crucial and allows for management and conservation applications. I evaluated the overall health condition of a subpopulation of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) along the Oregon coast,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: data gaps on the field and advance our knowledge on baleen whale physiology. Furthermore, these

News & Views, 2003

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: , as Lee was guiding the senior wildlife class on the annual big game field trip to eastern Oregon

California condors in the Pacific Northwest : integrating history, molecular ecology, and spatial modeling for reintroduction planning

Creator:: D'Elia, Jesse
Abstract:: Reintroduction programs are increasingly being used to save animals from extinction and aid in their recovery. The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus), one of the most endangered birds in the world, is a remarkable example of how reintroduction programs can help rapidly increase a species' population numbers and range following a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Oregon. Jane’s idea was sparked by her recent trip to Ecuador, where she visited Hacienda Zuleta, a

News & Views, 2001-2002 Winter

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: meetingroom in downtown Tillamook. Today 30 Tillamook County residents will be showing up for a field trip to

News & Views, 1996 Summer

Creator:: Edge, W. Daniel
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: with field surveys during their spring trip to Alaska. From L–R: Mike Brown, Wildlife Biologist

News & Views, 2004

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: he was on the Big Game Mgt field trip in the spring of 1942 with me. By the time we both returned

Site fidelity and colony dynamics of Caspian terns nesting at East Sand Island, Columbia River Estuary, Oregon, USA

Creator:: Collar, Stefanie
Abstract:: Fidelity to breeding sites in colonial birds is an adaptive trait thought to have evolved to enhance reproductive success by reducing search time for breeding habitat, allowing earlier nest initiation, facilitating mate retention, and reducing uncertainty of predator presence and food availability. Studying a seabird that has evolved relatively low...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: seasons for 80 Caspian terns marked with field readable leg bands. Available bare sand nesting habitat

News & Views, 1998 Winter

Creator:: Edge, W. Daniel
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Field Trip in the last News and Views caught the eye of Cliff Hamilton, ‘67, one of the gang on that

Carbon Dynamics Associated with Land Cover Change in Tropical Mangrove Ecosystems of the Mahakam Delta, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Creator:: Arifanti, Virni B.
Abstract:: The Mahakam Delta which was once among the largest mangrove forests in Indonesia, has been subjected to dramatic changes in structure and function due to massive shifts from mangrove forest to shrimp ponds and oil and gas development. To understand the impacts of mangrove loss to the greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Mulawarman University, for their incredible support in the field and data collection. Pak Erwansa from the

News & Views, 1997 Winter

Creator:: Loegering, John P.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: established a number of committees (e.g., annual spring break trip, field activities, recycling, museum days

The freshwater fishes of Iran

Creator:: Armantrout, Neil B.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: country. These fish were not catalogued, and are indicated as I'IMIT (Trip) in the Systematics Chapter

News & Views, 2007

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: do. Several names were proposed and debated at a faculty retreat and we finally agreed to field test

News & Views, 1996 Winter

Creator:: Edge, W. Daniel
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: planned several weekend field trips for Winter and Spring terms. These include a trip to Newport to tour

Physiological and behavioral response to intra-abdominal transmitter implantation in Steller sea lions

Creator:: Mellish, Jo-Ann, Thornton, Jamie, and Horning, Markus
Abstract:: The absence of a direct, long-term measure of individual Steller sea lion survival led to the development of implanted, delayed transmission satellite tags specifically for this species (Life History Transmitter, LHX). To assess possible effects of implant procedures and LHX tags, we undertook a two-stage approach to monitor: 1) immediate...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: ArcMap™ 9.1 software (ESRI®, Red- lands, CA). Trip distances were not calculated due to low resolution of

Can catch share fisheries better track management targets?

Creator:: Melnychuk, Michael C., Essington, Timothy E., Branch, Trevor A., Heppell, Selina S., Jensen, Olaf P., Link, Jason S., Martell, Steven J. D., Parma, Ana M., Pope, John G., and Smith, Anthony D. M.
Abstract:: Fisheries management based on catch shares – divisions of annual fleet-wide quotas among individuals or groups – has been strongly supported for their economic benefits, but biological consequences have not been rigorously quantified. We used a global meta-analysis of 345 stocks to assess whether fisheries under catch shares were more...
Resource Type:: Article

Evaluating the Efficacy of Predicting Bycatch Mortality Using Reflex Impairment through an Assessment of Crab Discards

Creator:: Yochum, Noëlle
Abstract:: All animals that interact with fishing gear are not necessarily captured, and all animals that are captured are not necessarily retained. Fishing practices and gear configuration, management regulations, and markets dictate which animals ultimately are retained or discarded. The impact of a fishery and the efficacy of management regulations can...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ............................................................................................................ 9 1.4 RAMP Field Validation Study: Comparing Mark-Recapture and Captive Holding to Determine

Early post-restoration recovery of tidal wetland structure and function at the Southern Flow Corridor project, Tillamook Bay, Oregon

Creator:: Janousek, Christopher, Bailey, Scott, van de Wetering, Stan, Brophy, Laura, Bridgham, Scott, Schultz, Matthew, and Tice-Lewis, Maxwell
Abstract:: A substantial fraction of estuarine tidal wetlands have been lost to development or other human uses in the Pacific Northwest since the 1800s. Wetland restoration, typically through tidal re-connection, can restore normal tidal hydrology to these areas and improve estuarine capacity to support ecosystem functions and services. Restoration may initiate...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: monitoring data; they were assisted in the field by Danielle Aguilar, Guy Banner, Julie Brown, Peter Idema

News & Views, 1991/12

Creator:: Edge, Dan
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: kettle of hot and delicious elk chili ready to eat when my starving big game field trip gang pulled into

News & Views, 2002

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: handsome guys, all class of ‘42, were on the annual big game field trip and stopped for lunch near Raddue

News & Views, 2008

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Mary’s Peak! The other trip was a day trip to the Portland Zoo in which the Club was given a behind-the

News & Views, 2009

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: undergraduate numbers by 30%! Many people ask, how can you offer a field-based degree on-line? My honest answer

News & Views, 2000 Summer

Creator:: Edge, W. Daniel
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: all started when I sent Harvey a copy of a 1938 field trip photo of Prof. Dimick and his fish class on

News & Views, 2006

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: contributions to the field of fisheries and wildlife, and who have achieved distinction in a career in natural

Book review: Charles Darwin's Notebooks from the Voyage of the “Beagle”

Creator:: Briggs, John C.
Abstract:: American Journal of Human Biology Vol. 22
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: : field notebooks, personal diary, geological and zoological diaries, and specimen catalogues. Unlike

Population ecology of a pheasant population augmented by release of game farm pheasants

Creator:: Engbring, John
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: report to a check station be fore entering the field and ccmplete a two.part hunting permit, half of

News & Views, 1997 Summer

Creator:: Edge, W. Daniel
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: August 1997. View from the Past Big Game Field Trip, 2–7 April 1957 (below). Front Row: Phil Lehenbauer

News & Views, 2005

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: units were fortunate to be home to many of the top educators, mentors, and scientists in the field

News & Views, 2011

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: , networking within the field, and to better represent our parent societies. This new leaf has led to a name

News & Views, 2001 Summer

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: classroom, in teaching labs, and in the field that I got to know and enjoy you. Especially those field trips

News & Views, 2010

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: intermission before groups headed off on their field trips. The field trips—to Tyee Winery [owned by FW grad

Spatial and temporal dynamics of sediment and wood in headwater streams in the central Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: May, Christine L.
Abstract:: Channels that were scoured to bedrock by debris flows provided unique opportunities to calculate the rate of sediment and wood accumulation, to make inferences about processes associated with input and transport of sediment, and to gain insight into the temporal succession of channel morphology following disturbance. In an intensive investigation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: owe a huge debt of gratitude to my field assistants, Britt Conroy, Jennifer Dutton, Julia Hiatt

News & Views, 1999 Winter

Creator:: Edge, W. Daniel
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: , multidisciplinary work becomes standard practice in the field.” Of course, faculty and students in Nash Hall have

News & Views, 2000 Winter

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: chronic losing seasons to Top-10 standing over a 2-year period, including a trip to the Fiesta Bowl on

Foraging Niche Separation of Adélie (Pygoscelis adeliae) and Gentoo (P. papua) Penguins During the Breeding Season at Palmer Station, Antarctica

Creator:: Pickett, Erin
Abstract:: Climate-induced range overlap can result in novel interactions between similar species and potentially lead to competitive exclusion. The Western Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming regions on Earth and is experiencing a poleward climate migration. This transition from a polar to sub-polar environment has resulted in a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: learning experience. Bill, thank you for trusting me to keep up with your field team. Whether or not we

Multiscale relationships of wintering birds with riparian and wetland habitat in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Adamus, Paul R.
Abstract:: Relatively little is known about wintering bird communities in lowlands of the Pacific Northwest, yet, the condition of winter habitats potentially can pose a major constraint on bird populations. I initiated a study to determine: (1) Which avian species use lowland riparian and wetland habitats in the Willamette Valley during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: much of the field data under sometimes harsh winter conditions: Barb Bellin, Steve Engel, Pat French

News & Views, 1999 Summer

Creator:: Edge, W. Daniel
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: . 1948 Big Game Field Trip—Standing (L to R), Francis Ives, Maurice Naggiar, Max Wilcomb, Frank Stanton

Movement, dive behavior, and habitat-use of common murres (Uria aalge) in the Northern California Current System under variable ocean conditions

Creator:: Loredo, Stephanie A.
Abstract:: Year-round habitat use of marine predators provides knowledge of important marine areas throughout different life stages. Large-scale, environmental variability, both in space and time, causes changes in the behavior and distribution of marine predators that are important to quantify for conservation. In the Northern California Current System (NCCS), common murres...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: field. To the Hatfield community and Fisheries and Wildlife program, I express my warmth and

A preliminary investigation of the spotted owl in Oregon

Creator:: Forsman, Eric D.
Abstract:: Between 1970 and 1974, data were collected on the distribution and biology of the spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in Oregon. One-hundred and sixteen pairs and seven single birds were located. Spotted owls occurred throughout the mountains of western Oregon and on the east slope of the Cascade Range at least...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: preparation of the manuscript. During the field work I was aided by many people who enjoyed being in the

Utilizing Fishermen Knowledge and Expertise: Keys to Success for Collaborative Fisheries Research

Creator:: Yochum, Noelle, Starr, Richard M., and Wendt, Dean E.
Abstract:: Collaborative fisheries research provides a mechanism for integrating the unique knowledge, experience, and skills of fishermen and scientists. It is a joint intellectual endeavor that begins with the inception of a project and continues until its final stages, with each group having mutual investment in-and ownership of-the project. Collaborative fisheries...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: scien- tist on a research cruise. The two leads often consult one another during a trip and have

The ecology of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) foraging in Pacific Northwest ecosystems

Creator:: Evans-Peters, Sara Tondee
Abstract:: Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) were first successfully introduced into Oregon and Washington in the 1960s; the population has grown in size and expanded in distribution to a point where it provides an important recreational hunting opportunity in both states that generates significant funds for habitat conservation and contributes financially to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: accomplish this task. I thank my technicians: Cameron King, Trevor Fox, Allison Field, Kerstin Beerweiler

Recruiting Isn't Rocket Science So Why Shoot for the Moon?

Creator:: Goggans, Rebecca, Green, Cary, and Allen, Nancy
Abstract:: Presented at the 7th Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources, March 13-15, 2008, Corvallis, Oregon.
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: scholarship to attend workshop transport for student field trip Summer camp Report on students FISH OFF

The Influence of Scale in a Structured Decision Making Framework for Chinook Salmon Management

Creator:: McDonnell, Kevin N.
Abstract:: The goal of my dissertation was to explore how scale influences stream restoration prioritization strategies for an anadromous species and identify influential uncertainties that exist at different scales. My objectives were to (1) produce a comprehensive review of the Chinook salmon management challenges in California’s Central Valley and identify the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: into something that is easy to digest is truly unique in the field of Fisheries and Wildlife. Jim

News & Views, 1998 Summer

Creator:: Loegering, John P.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: package offered by PERS. Lee Kuhn 1967 Big Game Field Trip Front Row (L-R): Wallace Jones, Walt

Composition, structure, and biomass of cottonwood-dominated gallery forests along a successional gradient, Willamette River, Oregon

Creator:: Fierke, Melissa K.
Abstract:: Recognizing the importance of native black cottonwood-dominated riparian forests is especially important to preserve, protect, and manage for biodiversity in the Willamette River Valley. Species composition, structure, and biomass along a successional gradient from stand initiation to late succession of black cottonwood (Populus balsamfera L. subsp. trichocarpa (T. & G.)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: pursue this degree, for help in the field, and for guidance, encouragement, and approval. I thank Mindy

Abundance, movements, and feeding habits of harbor seals, Phoca vitulina, at Netarts and Tillamook Bays, Oregon

Creator:: Brown, Robin F. and Mate, Bruce R.
Abstract:: Patterns of seasonal abundance of harbor seals at Netarts and Tillamook Bays, Oregon, were documented by recording numbers of seals hauling out on tidally exposed sand flats in both bays. Harbor seal abundance at Tillamook Bay peaked during pupping (May-June) and molting (August) periods, while peak abundance at Netarts Bay...
Resource Type:: Article

Foraging ecology of caspian terns and double-crested cormorants in the Columbia River Estuary

Creator:: Lyons, Donald E.
Abstract:: A detailed understanding of the foraging ecology of species preying upon threatened or endangered prey may contribute to identifying and evaluating management options to reduce predation, when such management is deemed appropriate. In the Columbia River estuary, Caspian terns (Sterna caspia) and double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) have been identified as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: excellent mentor and inspiration during and since our days together in the field. Jessica Adkins and Bobby

Juvenile coho salmon movement, growth and survival in a coastal basin of southern Oregon

Creator:: Weybright, Adam D.
Abstract:: Juvenile salmonids display highly variable spatial and temporal movement patterns that are influenced by density dependent (e.g., competition, predation) and density independent (e.g., genetics, stream discharge, physical habitat conditions) factors. The effects of these factors differ with fish life history stage, but will ultimately affect how salmonids utilize freshwater nursery...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: field, with data analysis and with crab traps in Coos Bay helped keep it real. Dave Nelson was my

Prey preference of lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus), a top marine predator : implications for ecosystem-based fisheries management

Creator:: Tinus, Craig A.
Abstract:: Many highly exploited ecosystems are managed on the basis of single-species demographic information. This management approach can exacerbate tensions among stakeholders with competing interests who in turn rely on data with notoriously high variance. In this case study, an application of diet and dive survey data was used to describe...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: provide an estimate of relative prey density within a visual field. I evaluated prey availability with

Characterization of the physiological stress response in lingcod

Creator:: Milston, Ruth H., Davis, Michael W., Parker, Steven J., Olla, Bori L., Clements, Shaun, and Schreck, Carl B.
Abstract:: The goal of this study was to describe the duration and magnitude of the physiological stress response in lingcod Ophiodon elongatus after exposure to brief handling and sublethal air stressors. The response to these stressors was determined during a 24‐h recovery period by measuring concentrations of plasma cortisol, lactate, glucose,...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: , harvest limitations (minimum size and trip limits) were imposed on both the lingcod fishery and on

Analysis of salmonid leukocytes purified by hypotonic lysis of erythrocytes

Creator:: Crippen, Tawni L., Bootland, Linda M., Leong, Jo-Ann C., Fitzpatrick, Martin S., Schreck, Carl B., and Vella, Anthony T.
Abstract:: A technique that uses hypotonic lysis of erythrocytes was optimized for the purification of leukocytes from the peripheral blood and anterior kidney (pronephros) of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Comparisons of initial blood dilution (1:2, 1:4, and 1:6) and the time of exposure to hypotonic conditions (10, 20, and 40 s)...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: from trip- licate samples of 10 trout in each of two separate experiments. Differential Giemsa

Bottom-up Drivers of Primary Producers and Predator Populations in Oregon Streams

Creator:: Kaylor, Matthew J.
Abstract:: Humans have drastically altered the physical habitat and food web structure of stream ecosystems. Two major impacts humans have had on Pacific Northwest streams are modification of streamside forests (as a result of agriculture, land development, and timber harvest), and declines in the return of wild anadromous salmon to headwater...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: beach microplastics and he introduced me to conducting research ranging from field work to scientific

News & Views, 1990/12

Creator:: Edge, Dan
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: , including field trips, were open to attendance by anyone who cared to do so. The Committee went to

Response of Prochilodus nigricans to flood pulse variation in the central Amazon

Creator:: Bayley, Peter B., Castello, Leandro, Batista, Vandick S., and Fabre, Nidia N.
Abstract:: The influence of the flood pulse on fish populations has been posited, but infrequently tested or quantified. Here, we tested the effect of habitat on population size, using Prochilodus nigricans as a case study species. Floodplain habitat was based on the littoral zone area occupied by P. nigricans to feed....
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: fishery data to estimate annual population size by age class and a combination of field samples and remote

Evaluation of the sample ratio of sublegal to legal male crabs used to predict harvest of Dungeness crab (Cancer magister)

Creator:: Shaul, Warren
Abstract:: The sample ratio of sublegal to legal male crabs retained in crab pots was used in calculations to predict future harvest of Dungeness crabs, Cancer magister, along the Oregon coast. Accurate predictions by this method require a sample ratio representative of the population ratio. I sampled the Oregon Dungeness crab...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Guiss of the M. V. Viola E received a stipend for one fishing trip on November 28, 1975. When the

The influence of sex, migration distance, and latitude on expression of anadromy in Oncorhynchus mykiss

Creator:: Ohms, Haley
Abstract:: The evolution and maintenance of multiple phenotypes within populations is an interesting evolutionary and ecological question, and is becoming increasingly important for the restoration and conservation of partially migratory species. In particular, why individuals adopt a particular phenotype has been the focus of numerous research efforts. In the partially migratory...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: your lab. To the field crews and biologists who collected smolts, specifically Chris Lorion, Derek

Optimal Foraging: Some Theoretical Explorations

Creator:: Charnov, Eric L. and Orians, Gordon H.
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: field work related to predation. Frequency dependent selection and mimicry are two outstanding examples

Reproductive success and foraging ecology of the rusty blackbird on the Copper River Delta, Alaska

Creator:: Loomis, David M.
Abstract:: The Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) has suffered significant population declines across its entire geographic range and the mechanisms associated with this decline are poorly understood. Although much of the Rusty Blackbird breeding habitat in Alaska has remained relatively unaltered by anthropogenic activities, this species continues to decline by an estimated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: this project and teaching me the skill necessary to complete the field studies. The funding provided

Tide gates in the Pacific Northwest : operation, types, and environmental effects

Creator:: Giannico, Guillermo and Souder, Jon A.
Abstract:: This report is an attempt to address some critical information gaps regarding the effects of dikes and tide gates on coastal ecosystems and fisheries resources. The authors have identified the information needs during their work with landowners, community organizations, and resource management agencies and through a compilation and summary of...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: channels that drain marshes, tributary streams, or field drainage ditches connect to sloughs (C

Assessing Apparent Effects on Survival and Movement of Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) Following a Pneumonia Outbreak

Creator:: Dekelaita, Daniella J.
Abstract:: In the western United States, bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) have suffered major die-offs in every state since the mid-1800s, and disease from domestic sheep (Ovis aries) has been a primary factor in these events. Beginning in the early 1900s, poly-factorial, poly-microbial pneumonia was identified as a major disease affecting bighorn...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Neal Darby and Debra Hughson provided ongoing field support and essential assistance to meet project

Spatial and temporal distribution of juvenile Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) predation events in the Gulf of Alaska

Creator:: Vazquez, Norma A.
Abstract:: The first objective of this study was to quantify the intensity of space use of 70 juvenile (12-26 months old) Steller sea lions (SSLs) from the western Distinct Population Segment (DPS) in the Kenai Fjord(KF)/Prince William Sound (PWS) region of Alaska as derived from externally attached ARGOS satellite transmitter tags....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: designed study (MH, JEM), obtained funding (MH, JEM), conducted field work (MH, JEM, NV and others

Golden Eagles in Denali National Park and Preserve : productivity and survival in relation to landscape characteristics of nesting territories

Creator:: McIntyre, Carol L.
Abstract:: Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) contains one of the highest densities of nesting Golden Eagles (Aquila cluysaetos) in North America. Productivity of this migratory population varies both temporally and spatially. Regardless of prey abundance, more fledglings are consistently produced at some nesting territories than others. In many raptor studies,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: that developed during our field excursions in Denali. I also thank the many pilots who safely

Seasonal floodplain wetlands as fish habitat in Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Baker, Cynthia F.
Abstract:: To begin to understand freshwater seasonal floodplain fish communities in the context of human alteration of the physical system, species introductions and wetland restoration efforts, I studied fish assemblages in fifteen seasonal floodplain wetlands within four geographic regions (coastal, upper Columbia River estuary, Puget Sound and eastern Oregon/Washington) in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: finest field biologist with whom I have ever worked. Her contribution to this work is beyond

The Oregon Coastal Subprovince, a new biogeographic subprovince for primary freshwater fishes in Oregon

Creator:: Kettratad, Jes
Abstract:: The Pacific Northwest has a relatively low diversity of primary freshwater fishes with most of the endemism and diversity in the Columbia River and Klamath River. However, the Oregon Coastal Subprovince defined as the coastal rivers from Miami River in the north to Sixes River in the south, has a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Taxonomy and systematic relationships of tui chubs (Siphateles: Cyprinidae) from Oregon's Great Basin

Creator:: Remple, Stacy L.
Abstract:: There are three recognized species of Siphateles from the Great Basin; S. alvordensis, S. boraxobius and the tui chub, S. bicolor. One species, S. boraxobius, is endangered and one population of tui chub at Hutton Spring is threatened. Despite several morphological and molecular studies, the taxonomy and relationships of tui...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: field numbers indicates the type sample, L-larvae, A-adult meristics G-genetics, number following

Population Ecology of the Mariana Swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi) on O'ahu, Hawaiian Islands

Creator:: Johnson, Nathan Christopher
Abstract:: The Mariana Swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi) (Aves: Apodidae) is endemic to the Mariana Islands, where it currently occurs on Saipan, Aguiguan, and Guam. An introduced population of Mariana Swiftlets is also present on O'ahu in the Hawaiian Islands. Sparing interference with the endangered population in the Marianas, the introduced, surrogate population...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: logistical support in securing the necessary permits, providing important contact information, and field

Evaluating the fatty acid signature technique for studies of diet composition inpiscivorous waterbirds

Creator:: Myers, Anne Mary
Abstract:: This research was designed to evaluate the Fatty Acid Signature (FAS) technique as a non-lethal alternative to more traditional, and sometimes destructive, methods of studying the diet composition of piscivorous birds. Specifically we tested the technique with Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) which currently nest in large numbers in the Columbia...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Karen Fischer for her leadership and expertise in the field and her advice and friendship back at OSU

Intra‐ and inter‐annual variation in gray whale body condition on a foraging ground

Creator:: Soledade Lemos, Leila, Burnett, Jonathan D., Chandler, Todd E., Sumich, James L., and Torres, Leigh G.
Abstract:: Baleen whales store energy gained on foraging grounds to support reproduction and other metabolic needs while fasting for long periods during migration. Whale body condition can be used to monitor foraging success, and thus better understand and anticipate individual‐ and population‐level trends in reproduction and survival. We assessed the body...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: round trip every year between their breeding grounds in Baja California, Mexico, and feeding grounds in

Cryo-preservation of viable fish sperm

Creator:: Graybill, James Roger
Abstract:: Fishery researchers have attempted to preserve viable fish sperm for extended periods of time. Only limited success has been achieved with storage of spermatozoa from salmonids. The principal accomplishments of this investigation during the fiscal year 1966-1967 were the development of standard methods for the collection and evaluation of fish...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: a warm day and a 3-hr trip. 12 I - S .. ..T. - I - - - - = - - -- -- - -p_w - - - - a

The Influence of Alternate Life History Strategies and Natal Conditions on the Reproductive Performance of Adélie Penguins Breeding on Ross Island, Antarctica

Creator:: Kappes, Peter J.
Abstract:: A fundamental objective of ecology and population biology is to identify factors that drive population dynamics and determine the population-level consequences of their interaction with the environment. Studies of reproductive performance can illuminate population dynamic processes, including the links between organismal biology, the environment, and life history theory. A central...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: supported my research. The Antarctic field work was funded by NSF grants OPP 9526865, 9814882, 0125608

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