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Potential barriers to movements and habitat selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) after experimental translocation

Creator:: Lawes, Timothy J. (Timothy James)
Abstract:: I assessed potential barriers to dispersal using homing tendency and investigated the movements and settlement site selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) after short distance translocations in southeastern Oregon from June – December 2008. I captured, radio marked, and translocated 59 pygmy rabbits 1-2 km across landscapes with (1) continuous...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Crawford, Karen Fischer, Betsy Glenn, Jason Schilling, Donald Lyons, Emily Straus, and James Lee

Using Spatial Capture-Recapture to Estimate Density of Roosevelt Elk in Western Oregon

Creator:: Nelson, Jennifer E.
Abstract:: Spatial capture-recapture (SCR) is employed for estimating abundance and density of species, particularly those that are cryptic or solitary, and evaluating how population density varies with habitat. However, it is uncertain whether estimates are biased when applied to species that aggregate, such as elk (Cervus canadensis). Wildlife managers in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Von Eggers, M. Weldy, D. Whittaker, B. Wolf, C. Yee, undergraduate laboratory technicians at Oregon

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:: . Thank you to my graduate committee members, Dr. Kathleen Hunt, Dr. Joe Haxel, Dr. James Sumich, Dr

Assessing biological values of Wetland Reserve Program wetlands for wintering waterfowl

Creator:: Evans-Peters, Graham, R.
Abstract:: The Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) is one conservation tool that mitigates national wetland loss and a primary goal for the program includes optimizing wildlife habitat by restoring wetland functions and values. Few studies have evaluated the WRP, which limits our understanding of its impact on wildlife populations. I assessed the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1949), beta diversity (amount of compositional variation among wetlands), and gamma diversity (total

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:: ecosystems have been conducted in the Great Plains of the U.S.A. and Canada (Ware and Penfound 1949; Hosner

A steady-state model of ecological hierarchy

Creator:: Thompson, Grant Garrison
Abstract:: A generalized mathematical model of ecosystems is developed. The model begins with the general class of systems known as state-determined systems, in which the time-derivative of each state variable is a function of some subset of the set of all system state variables and .environmental parameters. A formal basis is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The impact of small-scale dams on fishes of the Willamette River, Oregon and an evaluation of fish habitat models

Creator:: Li, Hiram W., Schreck, Carl B., Tubb, Richard A., Rodnick, Kenneth, Alhgren, Marie, Crook, Amy, Oregon Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Oregon State University. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute, and United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: school interns of America n Indian descent : James McKay, Archie Nelson, Virginia Martin , and Lorraine

Patterns in responses of an amphibian assemblage to wetland restoration

Creator:: Rowe, Jennifer C.
Abstract:: Wetland restoration success in attaining wildlife conservation goals can be confounded by the presence of multiple biological invaders. Wetland management activities typically target invasive plants, but bottom-up responses of higher trophic levels in novel communities are difficult to predict. We surveyed plant and amphibian assemblages at 26 sites enrolled in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Simpson 1949), and gamma diversity (Whittaker 1972). Simpson’s diversity (D) is the sum of the relative

Agricultural impacts on amphibian survival, growth, and distributions

Creator:: Baker, Nick J.
Abstract:: The potential impact of chemical contaminants and conservation practices on amphibians in agricultural landscapes is a key research topic globally. Amphibians represent a common group in many freshwater systems and are currently experiencing worldwide population declines. Global amphibian declines may be attributed to a number of causes, including habitat loss,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: randomly selected from a sample will belong to different species (Simpson 1949). Statistical Analysis

Early self-sorting behavior in Chinook salmon is correlated with variation in growth, behavior and morphology later in life.

Creator:: Unrein, Julia R.
Abstract:: Juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) exhibit an array of life history tactics in Oregon's Willamette River Basin, yet we do not know to what extent it is driven by phenotypic plasticity or whether it is predetermined and how conditions in the early rearing environment may affect phenotype expression. We have...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: habitats they inhabit throughout their life-history. I thank my undergraduate advisor Dr. James Nagler

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Potential barriers to movements and habitat selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) after experimental translocation

Using Spatial Capture-Recapture to Estimate Density of Roosevelt Elk in Western Oregon

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

Assessing biological values of Wetland Reserve Program wetlands for wintering waterfowl

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

A steady-state model of ecological hierarchy

The impact of small-scale dams on fishes of the Willamette River, Oregon and an evaluation of fish habitat models

Patterns in responses of an amphibian assemblage to wetland restoration

Agricultural impacts on amphibian survival, growth, and distributions

Early self-sorting behavior in Chinook salmon is correlated with variation in growth, behavior and morphology later in life.

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