Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

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:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kevin N. McDonnell for

Combining Disparate Data Sources with Ecosystem and Integrated Models: Case Studies for Improving Management of Protected Species

Creator:: Chasco, Brandon E.
Abstract:: Globally, the number of threatened species is increasing and conserving them is a high priority to the scientific community. Assessing the status of these protected species is challenging due to missing, contested, and or contradictory data streams. Integrated models (IMs) provide a statistical framework for combining disparate data sources to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Chasco for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Fisheries Science presented on March 6, 2019

Ecological Effects of Tide Gate Upgrade or Removal: A Literature Review and Knowledge Synthesis - Final report

Creator:: Giannico, Guillermo, Souder, Jon, Tomaro, Londi, and Behan, Jeff
Abstract:: This document reports on findings, conclusions and recommendations derived from scientific literature and knowledge regarding the effectiveness of tide gate removal or upgrade in improving conditions for Oregon’s native migratory fish species, particularly salmonids, and other plant and animal species that utilize estuarine ecosystems. The project was commissioned by the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: of Fish and Wildlife) provided timely and useful responses to our requests for additional

Relationship Between Wildfire, Salvage Logging, and Occupancy of Nesting Territories by Northern Spotted Owls

Creator:: Clark, Darren A., Anthony, Robert G., and Andrews, Lawrence S.
Abstract:: The northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is one of the most intensively studied raptors in the world; however, little is known about the impacts of wildfire on the subspecies and how they use recently burned areas. Three large-scale wildfires in southwest Oregon provided an opportunity to investigate the short-term...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: purpose of matrix lands is timber production, whereas the late-succesional reserves are for conservation

Carbon Dynamics in Response to Land Cover Change in Tropical Peatlands, Kalimantan, Indonesia

Creator:: Basuki, Imam
Abstract:: This study focuses in providing the knowledge on carbon (C) stocks, emission and ecosystem productivity related to land use/land cover change in tropical peatlands. The field research activities were conducted for about 17 months between August 2013 to December 2015, at Pematang Gadung peat dome (peat depth up to 10.5...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Imam Basuki for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Wildlife Science presented on May 19, 2017

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:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Virni Budi Arifanti for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Wildlife

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:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Leila R. Giovannoni for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife Science

Impacts of forest-to-agriculture conversion on aboveground and soil carbon and nitrogen stocks along a bioclimatic gradient in Costa Rica

Creator:: Jobse, Judith C.
Abstract:: Tropical forest-to-agriculture conversions contribute to ~20% of contemporary global C emissions. Current global C flux estimates assume C is lost from vegetation and soils over time due to this conversion, and that C stocks in agricultural lands are fairly uniform across the tropics. Global C stock and flux estimates may...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE DISSERTATION OF Judith C. Jobse for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Wildlife Sciences

Public lands and private waters: scarce mesic resources structure land tenure and sage-grouse distributions

Creator:: Donnelly, J. P., Naugle, D. E., Hagen, C. A., and Maestas, J. D.
Abstract:: Water scarcity in semiarid environments provides a model system to evaluate the role of mesic resources in structuring the distribution and abundance of wildlife. We used remote sensing and point process analyses to evaluate spatio–temporal variability in limited mesic resources in relation to greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) distributions in Oregon,...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: cycles in these systems provide high biological productivity for wildlife during fa- vorable

Land-based polyculture of marine macroalgae and Pacific salmon

Creator:: Levin, John-Eric M.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Wildlife presented on November 2, 1990. Title: Land-based Polyculture of Marine Macroalgae and

News & Views, 1991/12

Creator:: Edge, Dan
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: degrees in Wildlife. Both were excellent students and are now working for the U.S. Forest Service. Both

News & Views, 2000 Summer

Creator:: Edge, W. Daniel
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: now a refuge biologist for the newly created Arid Lands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which was

News & Views, 1993/06

Creator:: Edge, Dan
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Wildlife and the Department of the Interior. The awards for achievements are appreciated, but that was

News & Views, 2004

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: appreciative to have found a new home in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. Contact information for new

News & Views, 2001-2002 Winter

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: landscaping for wildlife and is a Wildlife Steward working with schools in local counties to provide wildlife

News & Views, 2010

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: myself through college by working for fish and game agencies in the summer and delivering mail on

News & Views, 2002

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Wildlife Biologist working in wetlands ecology for the Nature Conservancy in south Florida. How’s the

News & Views, 2009

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: professionals with at least five years of professional experience who are currently working for an agency or

News & Views, 2008

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: undergrad at UC Berkeley I spent the summer of 1953 working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in

News & Views, 2006

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: , who served as an office specialist in the department working on special projects for over 20 years

News & Views, 1998 Summer

Creator:: Loegering, John P.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: FWS in Federal Aid (Wildlife Development and Land Acquisition; Partnerships for Wildlife) out of the

News & Views, 1990/12

Creator:: Edge, Dan
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: (USFS), U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and National Park

News & Views, 2005

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Nash Hall. We are searching for a Wildlife Ecologist for Agricultural Ecosystems, and that person

News & Views, 2003

Creator:: Hall, Jim
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: lusty cheer. My training at O.S.U. in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife prepared me for the 30

Movements and Settlement Site Selection of Pygmy Rabbits After Experimental Translocation

Creator:: Lawes, Timothy J., Anthony, Robert G., Robinson, W. Douglas, Forbes, James T., and Lorton, Glenn A.
Abstract:: We investigated the movements and selection of settlement sites of translocated pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) in southeastern Oregon from June to December 2008. We captured, radio tagged, and translocated 59 pygmy rabbits across big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp.) habitat with 3 categories of landscape fragmentation. We used radio telemetry to...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: wildlife for the conservation and manage- ment of rare or threatened species is an established technique

Factors influencing nest success of greater sandhill cranes at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon

Creator:: Ivey, Gary L.
Abstract:: I developed a priori hypotheses and used logistic regression to model Greater Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis tabida) nest success in relation to weather, habitat and management variables for cranes breeding at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) in southeast Oregon. My primary interest was to investigate the effects of habitat conditions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF Gary L. Ivey for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife Science presented on February 20

Enhanced production of Pacific dulse (Palmaria mollis) for co-culture with abalone in a land-based system

Creator:: Demetropoulos, Carl Lee
Abstract:: Palmaria mollis (Pacific dulse) is increasingly being used in land-based marine aquaculture. This work elucidates nutrient, inorganic carbon, light, salinity, and temperature requirements of P. mollis as food for abalone species. Nutrient additions every 5 to 7 days resulted in no significant difference in P. mollis growth compared with daily...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Enhanced Production of Pacific Dulse (Palmaria mollis) for Co-culture with Abalone in a Land-based System

Impact of land use patterns and agricultural practices on water quality in the Calapooia River Basin of western Oregon

Creator:: Mueller-Warrant, G. W., Griffith, S. M., Whittaker, G. W., Banowetz, G. M., Pfender, W. F., Garcia, T. S., and Giannico, G. R.
Abstract:: Agricultural practices, including tillage, fertilization, and residue management, can affect surface runoff, soil erosion, and nutrient cycling. These processes, in turn, may adversely affect (1) quality of aquatic resources as habitat for amphibians, fish, and invertebrates, (2) costs of treating surface and ground water to meet drinking water standards, and...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: required substitution of the 2004 to 2005 growing season disturbance data for missing land use data from

Carbon Stocks and Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Forest Conversion to Oil Palm Plantations in Tanjung Puting Tropical Peatlands, Indonesia

Creator:: Novita, Nisa
Abstract:: This dissertation addresses gaps of knowledge associated with how ecosystem carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions are affected by land use land cover change in tropical peatlands. This was the first study that paired peat swamp forests with oil palm plantations and analyzed site scale variation on greenhouse gas emissions....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: plantations on forested lands: double jeopardy for biodiversity and climate. Conservation Biology 23: 348

Productivity and nesting habitat of Great Basin Canada geese : Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge

Creator:: McCabe, Thomas R.
Abstract:: Great Basin Canada goose (Branta canadensis moffitti) productivity and nesting habitat utilization were studied on the Columbia River within the boundaries of the Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge during the springs of 1974 and 1975. Five islands, BL-1, BL-2, SD-1, SD-2, and Telegraph Island (TI), contained 88 percent of the nesting...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Robert McCabe for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife presented

Development and application of a resource selection model for pygmy rabbits

Creator:: Meisel, Jennifer K.
Abstract:: Pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) in Oregon and Washington are a sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata spp.) obligate species of concern because of declining populations and extirpation from much of their range. Efforts are underway to establish a captive bred population of the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit in Washington state for reintroduction into...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Jennifer K. Meisel for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife Science presented on June 15, 2006

Floodplain vegetation following over 80 years of intensive land use and de-watering : Lower Owens River, California

Creator:: Risso, Derek A.
Abstract:: Riparian areas in the arid western United States are critical ecosystems that have been severely degraded by a variety of land and water uses over the last 100 years. In this study, the composition and structure of floodplain vegetation along the Lower Owens River in eastern California was quantitatively described...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Derek A. Risso for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife

Long Term Trends and Sources of Sound in United States Waters

Creator:: Haver, Samara M.
Abstract:: Passive acoustic monitoring is a valuable tool for observing the status of marine environments. Comparisons of underwater soundscapes over temporal and spatial scales can provide data to inform marine conservation efforts, including protection of threatened and endangered species. This dissertation utilizes passive acoustic data collected via a broadly spaced array...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: important role in my scientific career. Scott, thank you for so willingly accepting a wildlife student

Evaluating the influence of land use, drought and reach isolation on the occurrence of freshwater mussel species in the lower Flint River Basin, Georgia (U.S.A.)

Creator:: Shea, Colin P., Peterson, James T., Conroy, Michael J., and Wisniewski, Jason M.
Abstract:: North American freshwater mussels have been subjected to multiple stressors in recent decades that have contributed to declines in the status and distribution of many species. However, considerable uncertainty exists regarding the relative influence of these factors on observed population declines. 2. We used an occupancy modelling approach to quantify...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: corresponding to the 246 mussel sample site locations (Table 1). For the land cover data, we used the 2001

A Stable Isotope Tracer Study of the Influences of Adjacent Land Use and Riparian Condition on Fates of Nitrate in Streams

Creator:: Sobota, Daniel J., Johnson, Sherri L., Gregory, Stan V., and Ashkenas, Linda R.
Abstract:: The influence of land use on potential fates of nitrate (NO3-) in stream ecosystems, ranging from denitrification to storage in organic matter, has not been documented extensively. Here, we describe the Pacific Northwest component of Lotic Intersite Nitrogen eXperiment, phase II (LINX II) to examine how land-use setting influences fates...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: difference among organic matter storage compo- nents regardless of land use. We also tested for night and

Influence of Oceanographic Conditions on Copepod (Calanus pacificus) Genetic Expression

Creator:: Bynes, Kenya S.
Abstract:: RNAseq data among copepods (Calanus pacificus) were sampled and analyzed in relation to oceanographic and climatic conditions to determine if new information derived from such an approach might assist applications that use copepods as ecosystem indicators to predict fishery yields. These samples were taken as part of long-term studies conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kenya S. Bynes for

Characterization of stream fish assemblages and land use associations within a southern Ohio National Forest

Creator:: LaRue, Michelle L.
Abstract:: Seasonally, in 1998 and 1999, I examined spatial and temporal variation in fish assemblages of agricultural, forested, and acid mine drainage tributaries within the Wayne National Forest (WNF) in southern Ohio. Land use and natural disturbance explained patterns in stream fish assemblages. Creek chub and green sunfish were present in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in the other land use types sampled. For example, redbelly dace and blacknose dace dominated

Range-use estimation and encounter probability for juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Prince William Sound-Kenai Fjords region of Alaska

Creator:: Meck, Stephen R.
Abstract:: Range, areas of concentrated activity, and dispersal characteristics for juvenile Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus in the endangered western population (west of 144° W in the Gulf of Alaska) are poorly understood. This study quantified space use by analyzing post-release telemetric tracking data from satellite transmitters externally attached to n...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Stephen R. Meck for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife

Cumulative effects of land use on salmon habitat in southwest Oregon coastal streams

Creator:: Frissell, Christopher Andrew, 1960-
Abstract:: As part of a hierarchical approach to classifying watersheds and stream habitats based on geomorphic and geologic criteria, we defined ten classes of fluvial and lacustrine habitats at the scale of valley segments. Valley segments are landscape units which encompass surface waters and the adjacent floodplains and hillslopes with which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Land Use on Salmon Habitat in Southwest Oregon Coastal Streams. Abstract approved: Redacted for

Historic Survival Rates and Cause-Specific Mortality for Columbian Black-Tailed Deer in Southwest Oregon

Creator:: Groot, Kevyn A.
Abstract:: In contrast with other Odocoileus species, Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) population dynamics are not well understood throughout the species’ range. Concerns over apparent long-term population declines have prompted efforts to fill basic knowledge gaps including estimates of vital rates (fecundity, recruitment and survival) and cause-specific mortality. The Oregon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Groot for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife Science presented on June 12, 2015. Title

Carnivore Competition: Spatial and Dietary Implications of Gray Wolf Recolonization for Cougars in Northeast Oregon

Creator:: Orning, Elizabeth Kari
Abstract:: After a 40-year absence from Oregon’s landscape, expanding gray wolf (Canis lupus) populations are reestablishing elements of interspecific competition with sympatric large carnivores, like cougars (Puma concolor). This presents new challenges for management of large carnivores and their ungulate prey populations (e.g., elk, Cervus canadensis nelsoni; mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and funding for this project were provided by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW

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:: DISSERTATION OF Jesse D’Elia for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Wildlife Science presented on

Towards an Integrated Decision Tool for Managing Wildlife with Visitor Restrictions in Glacier Bay National Park

Creator:: Whitlock, Steven L.
Abstract:: The National Park Service has a dual mission of providing public access to exceptional natural resources, but in a manner such that these resources are left “unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” Human activities in parks undoubtedly affect wildlife, but the degree to which such activities cause impairment is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for the enjoyment of future generations.” Human activities in parks undoubtedly affect wildlife, but

Twenty-year changes in riparian bird communities of east-central Oregon

Creator:: Ellis, Michael S.
Abstract:: Over the last 50 years, riparian zones in the semi-arid West have gained recognition as disproportionately important habitats for both breeding bird communities and agricultural operations. Despite growing interest in exploring avian-habitat relationships in these systems to better inform land management, few studies have attempted to describe temporal changes in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: results suggest managing working lands for riparian shrub cover or volume, an important metric of

Delineating pattern and process in tropical lowland : mealy parrot migration dynamics as a guide for regional conservation planning

Creator:: Bjork, Robin D.
Abstract:: Most reserves fail to capture the habitat heterogeneity necessary to maintain viable populations of wide-ranging species. Methods to determine defensible dimensions of reserves and reserve networks are needed. The primary goal of this study was to develop such methods for lowland tropical forests by examining habitat- and spatial-use patterns of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ). Relentless demand for land, other natural resources, and short-term economic gain continue to force size

Estimating Global ‘‘Blue Carbon’’ Emissions from Conversion and Degradation of Vegetated Coastal Ecosystems

Creator:: Pendleton, Linwood, Donato, Daniel C., Murray, Brian C., Crooks, Stephen, Jenkins, W. Aaron, Sifleet, Samantha, Craft, Christopher, Fourqurean, James W., Kauffman, J. Boone, Marba, Nuria, Megonigal, Patrick, Pidgeon, Emily, Herr, Dorothee, Gordon, David, and Baldera, Alexis
Abstract:: Recent attention has focused on the high rates of annual carbon sequestration in vegetated coastal ecosystems—marshes, mangroves, and seagrasses—that may be lost with habitat destruction (‘conversion’). Relatively unappreciated, however, is that conversion of these coastal ecosystems also impacts very large pools of previously-sequestered carbon. Residing mostly in sediments, this ‘blue...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: fuels. Land-use activities, especially deforestation, are also a major source of GHG, accounting for

Agricultural land use and macroinvertebrate assemblages in lowland temporary streams of the Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA

Creator:: Gerth, William J., Li, Judith, and Giannico, Guillermo R.
Abstract:: Streams that dry during part of the year are common throughout the world, yet studies of the macroinvertebrate assemblages in these types of streams are rare compared to those in permanent streams; and studies that assess the effects of agriculture on temporary stream invertebrates are even rarer. We studied macroinvertebrate...
Resource Type:: Article

Linkages among land use, riparian zones, and uptake and transformation of nitrate in stream ecosystems

Creator:: Sobota, Daniel J.
Abstract:: Land use alters the physical and biological structure of stream ecosystems and potentially alters their capacity to process nitrogen (N), an essential nutrient that has nearly doubled in abundance on the biosphere during the past century from human activities. In this dissertation, I quantified uptake and transformation of nitrate (NO₃⁻)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: land use types and regions…….……….101 14. Summary of two-way ANOVA models for selected attributes of

Relationships among in-stream physical habitat, land use, and geology in small coastal streams of northern Oregon

Creator:: Scott, Larissa E.
Abstract:: Salmonid populations in the Pacific Northwest are at historic lows and many populations continue to decline. Previous studies have linked salmonid declines to land use through degradation of in-stream physical habitat, but few of these studies have taken geology into consideration. This study relates habitat parameters known to be important...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: potential for land management, erosion, mass movements, arid the quclity of fish habitat (Parsons et al

The Eco-hydrology of Tropical Peatlands Associated with Land Cover Changes

Creator:: Kurnianto, Sofyan
Abstract:: Tropical peatlands play an important role in global climate system by storing an immense of carbon that had been accumulated over thousands of years. Peatlands provide another important ecosystem service by regulating the hydrology. It is believed that peatlands act like a giant sponge by absorbing substantial amounts of water...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Sofyan Kurnianto for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Search Constraints

Search Results

Limit your search