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Creator:: Kugler, Tracy A.
Abstract:: This dissertation constitutes a multi-scale quantitative and qualitative investigation of patterns of urban development in metropolitan regions of the United States. This work has generated a comprehensive data set on spatial patterns of metropolitan development in the U.S. and an approach to the study of such patterns that can be...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Mary V. Santelmann Julia A. Jones This dissertation constitutes a multi-scale

Creator:: Lett, Christina L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to better understand the level of wetland classification consistency among three different land cover layers created using Geographical Information System (GIS) and remote sensor technology. Where inconsistencies in data existed, the goal was to identify the kinds of inconsistencies that occur. The results were...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY PROGRAM January 2002 Directed by Dr. Mary Santelmann A CKNO WLEDGEMENTS / would

Creator:: Larsen, Jennifer (Jennifer Elizabeth)
Abstract:: Several state and federal agencies have identified Oregon's coastal wetlands as priority areas for conservation, and in some cases have specifically singled out nontidal (mostly palustrine) wetlands as a major concern. Recent research has highlighted the need to study and manage wetlands from a regional perspective that considers the distribution...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Shaub, Nathan C.
Abstract:: Increasing population and land use decisions have had a negative effect on the aquatic ecosystems in the Willamette River Basin. One result is elevated temperatures in many of the Basin’s streams, which adversely affect the fish that live in these streams. There are several regulatory mechanisms in place to improve...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Directed by Dr. Mary V. Santelmann N. Shaub: “The Shade Credit Incentive Landscapes of the McKenzie

Creator:: Schwindt, Rachel A.
Abstract:: Invasion by exotic species can pose a major challenge for developing native plant communities in wetland restoration projects. Often native plant communities do not develop as anticipated in restored wetlands due to colonization by exotic species that dominate the native plant community. Despite the time and expense to restore wetlands,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Santelmann Invasion by exotic species can pose a major challenge for developing native plant

Creator:: Slane, Lori B.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to explore differences in diversity and abundance of small mammal populations in natural and restored wet prairies in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Mammals were live-trapped in eight Willamette Valley wet prairies (four natural remnants and four restorations) during the summer of 2000; population abundance estimates for each...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: OF SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY PROGRAM MAY 2001 DIRECTED BY DR. MARY V. SANTELMANN AND DR. GoRDoN E. MATZKE

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