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Ecology of aquatic habitats associated with stream margins

Creator:: Moore, Kelly M. S.
Abstract:: The morphology and ecological importance of habitats associated with the margin of third-order stream channels in the Oregon Cascades were studied in streams in three different riparian types: 450-year-old conifers, 40-year-old alder, and an open, herbaceous-dominated clearcut. Margins, backwaters, and side channels in streams create important habitat for fry of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Ecology of aquatic habitats associated with stream margins

Analysis of a ³²P material balance method for measuring periphyton production in flowing water

Creator:: Gregory, Stanley Vincent
Abstract:: The ³²P material balance method for measuring periphyton production and grazing rates on periphyton in streams developed by Elwood and Nelson (1972) was evaluated by laboratory and field experiments. Three basic assumptions of the method were examined: 1) sloughing of periphyton from substrates is negligible, 2) sorption of ³²P onto...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: process except on very fine sediments. Sorption of 32P onto leaf material was a function of microbial

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:: Wildlife Science presented on June 13, 2018. Title: HABITAT USE, SPATIAL ECOLOGY, AND STABLE ISOTOPE

A food web analysis of a Mojave Desert geothermal spring system and feeding ecology of Moapa dace (Moapa coriacea)

Creator:: StSaviour, Adam
Abstract:: Understanding food webs is fundamental in conserving endangered species and maintaining healthy ecosystem function, particularly in desert spring systems. We identified dominant energy sources in the Muddy River Warm Springs area, Clark County, NV using carbon and nitrogen natural abundance stable isotope analyses. We examined isotopic signatures of specific macroinvertebrate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Spring System and Feeding Ecology of Moapa Dace (Moapa coriacea) Abstract approved

Riparian vegetation and abundance of woody debris in streams of southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Ursitti, Victoria L.
Abstract:: Riparian vegetation (trees > 10 cm dbh), woody debris (> 10 cm diam, > 1 m long), channel, and landform characteristics were inventoried in mature (80-150 yrs) and old-growth riparian areas (>250 yrs) selected from small tributaries of the Coos and Coquille River basins in southwestern Oregon. Basal area of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). Woody debris provides substrates for microbial and invertebrate activity and influences recruitment and

A hierarchical stream habitat classification system: development and demonstration

Creator:: Frissell, Christopher A.
Abstract:: Classification of Streams and stream habitats is useful for research involving establishment of monitoring stations, determining local impacts of land use practices, generalization from site-specific data, and assessment of basin-wide, cumulative impacts of human activities on streams and their biota. This thesis presents a framework for a hierarchical classification system,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: fines; microbial substrates; seasonal macrophyte breakdown of organics; periphyton growth and cropping

Effects of light, nutrients, and grazing on periphyton communities in streams

Creator:: Gregory, Stanley Vincent
Abstract:: Relative effects of light, nutrients, and grazing on primary production were investigated in streams in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and in laboratory streams. Relative magnitudes of primary production and associated processes were examined for one year in a stream that flowed through a clearcut and an old-growth forest in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Trophic dynamics of marine nekton and zooplankton in the Northern California Current ecosystem

Creator:: Miller, Todd William
Abstract:: The Northern California Current (NCC) ecosystem exhibits extreme seasonal, interannual and interdecadal shifts in the abiotic environment and shifts in primary and higher production. This variability is also apparent in the spatial structure of the ecosystem with nearshore-shelf waters (<150 m isobath) being highly productive and having a different community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for this work was done through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Western Ecology Division

Functional relationships among vegetation, nocturnal insects, and bats in riparian areas of the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Ober, Holly K.
Abstract:: Vegetation provides food for many insects, and many insects serve as food for bats. We investigated the linkages among these three trophic levels in riparian areas throughout the Oregon Coast Range by examining the influence of vegetation cover, composition, and structure on the activity of nocturnal insects and bats, the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ministry of Forests, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Hayes, J. P., and J. C. Hagar. 2002. Ecology

Classification and management of earthen aquaculture ponds, with emphasis on the role of the soil

Creator:: Bowman, James R.
Abstract:: Soil, water, and climatic classification systems are reviewed as background for the construction of a classification system for earthen aquaculture ponds. The physical and chemical properties of important soil types are also reviewed because of the critical role that the soil plays in earthen pond systems. A pond classification system...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: literature, but also from fields such as limnology, ecology, soil science, and agronomy. It is hoped that a

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Ecology of aquatic habitats associated with stream margins

Analysis of a ³²P material balance method for measuring periphyton production in flowing water

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

A food web analysis of a Mojave Desert geothermal spring system and feeding ecology of Moapa dace (Moapa coriacea)

Riparian vegetation and abundance of woody debris in streams of southwestern Oregon

A hierarchical stream habitat classification system: development and demonstration

Effects of light, nutrients, and grazing on periphyton communities in streams

Trophic dynamics of marine nekton and zooplankton in the Northern California Current ecosystem

Functional relationships among vegetation, nocturnal insects, and bats in riparian areas of the Oregon Coast Range

Classification and management of earthen aquaculture ponds, with emphasis on the role of the soil

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