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Implications of cougar prey selection and demography on population dynamics of elk in northeast Oregon

Creator:: Clark, Darren A.
Abstract:: Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni; hereafter elk) populations in northeast Oregon have declined in the past 10 to 20 years. Concurrent with these declines, cougar (Puma concolor) populations have apparently increased, leading to speculation that predation by cougars may be responsible for declining...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ________________________________________________________ Patricia L. Kennedy

Effects of oil and natural gas development on territory occupancy of ferruginous hawks and golden eagles in Wyoming, USA

Creator:: Wallace, Zachary P.
Abstract:: Energy development is expanding rapidly across the western US. Negative effects have been documented for some wildlife, but consequences of development are unclear for other taxa, including raptors. We had the opportunity to examine effects of oil and natural gas development on two raptor species of conservation concern, ferruginous hawks...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________________________________ Patricia L. Kennedy Energy development is expanding rapidly across the western US

Influences of high severity fire and postfire logging on avian and small mammal communities of the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon, USA

Creator:: Fontaine, Joseph B.
Abstract:: High severity fire is a historical and integral disturbance process in coniferous forest types. Compounded disturbances such as multiple fires or post-disturbance management activities are increasingly common, but ecological responses are not well understood and may represent novel types of disturbances. I studied bird and small mammal communities in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Joseph B. Fontaine for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Wildlife Science presented on

Direct and indirect effects of livestock grazing intensity on processes regulating grassland bird populations

Creator:: Johnson, Tracey N.
Abstract:: In grasslands, grazing by large ungulates can influence vegetation structure, composition, primary productivity, and ultimately, ecosystem functioning. While grazing represents a complex disturbance, grazing intensity largely determines the effects of grazing on vegetation. Structural and compositional changes in the plant community caused by grazing could have bottom-up effects on species...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Patricia L. Kennedy In grasslands, grazing by large ungulates can influence vegetation

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:: of forest degradation due to draining and logging activities on the forest’s carbon stocks; b). to

Meta-analysis of avian and small-mammal response to fire severity and fire surrogate treatments in U.S. fire-prone forests

Creator:: Fontaine, Joseph B. and Kennedy, Patricia L.
Abstract:: Management in fire-prone ecosystems relies widely upon application of prescribed fire and/or fire surrogate (e.g., forest thinning) treatments to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem function. Recently, published literature examining wildlife response to fire and fire management has increased rapidly. However, none of this literature has been synthesized quantitatively, precluding assessment of...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Appendix B and in Kennedy and Fontaine (2009). July 2012 1551WILDLIFE RESPONSE TO FIRE: META-ANALYSIS

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

The Effects of Forest Fuel-Reduction Treatments in the United States

Creator:: Stephens, Scott L., McIver, James D., Boerner, Ralph E. J., Fettig, Christopher J., Fontaine, Joseph B., Hartsough, Bruce R., Kennedy, Patricia L., and Schwilk, Dylan W.
Abstract:: The current conditions of many seasonally dry forests in the western and southern United States, especially those that once experienced low- to moderate-intensity fire regimes, leave them uncharacteristically susceptible to high-severity wildfire. Both prescribed fire and its mechanical surrogates are generally successful in meeting short-term fuel-reduction objectives such that treated...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: , RALPH E. J. BOERNER, CHRISTOPHER J. FETTIG, JOSEPH B. FONTAINE, BRUCE R. HARTSOUGH, PATRICIA L. KENNEDY

The Role of Grazing and Weather in Nest Predator-Prey Dynamics and Reproductive Success of Sagebrush-obligate Songbirds

Creator:: Schroeder, Vanessa M.
Abstract:: Livestock grazing occurs worldwide, spanning over 25% of land globally. Effective conservation of biodiversity relies upon understanding the interactions of agricultural management practices and increasingly variable weather associated with climate change. I evaluated grazing, weather and predator-prey interactions within a grazing experiment in the sagebrush ecosystem of southeastern Oregon. I...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________________ Jonathan B. Dinkins, W. Douglas Robinson Livestock grazing occurs worldwide, spanning

Carp, Climate, and Water Quality: Applying Systems Modeling to Ecosystem Recovery in Malheur Lake

Creator:: Pearson, James B.
Abstract:: Shallow lakes exist in either a clear or turbid state, with the clear state characterized by an abundance of aquatic macrophytes, diverse aquatic biota, low water column nutrients and phytoplankton biomass, whereas the turbid state is characterized by the opposite. These two distinct states are maintained by reinforcing (positive) feedback...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF James Pearson for

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Implications of cougar prey selection and demography on population dynamics of elk in northeast Oregon

Effects of oil and natural gas development on territory occupancy of ferruginous hawks and golden eagles in Wyoming, USA

Influences of high severity fire and postfire logging on avian and small mammal communities of the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon, USA

Direct and indirect effects of livestock grazing intensity on processes regulating grassland bird populations

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

Meta-analysis of avian and small-mammal response to fire severity and fire surrogate treatments in U.S. fire-prone forests

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

The Effects of Forest Fuel-Reduction Treatments in the United States

The Role of Grazing and Weather in Nest Predator-Prey Dynamics and Reproductive Success of Sagebrush-obligate Songbirds

Carp, Climate, and Water Quality: Applying Systems Modeling to Ecosystem Recovery in Malheur Lake

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