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Filtering by: Creator Anderson, Carl Martin Location Malheur, Oregon, United States, (Administrative Boundary) Degree Level Master's

Use of decision tree analysis for predictive soils mapping and implementation on the Malheur County, Oregon initial soil survey

Creator:

Hash, Sarah Jane

Abstract:

Soil surveys provide essential information for making land use and management decisions on publicly-owned lands in the semi-arid Great Basin. Soil maps produced with conventional mapping techniques are time-consuming, costly, and do not explicitly document the soil scientist's mental soil-landscape model. Predictive soils mapping using decision tree analysis (DTA) can...

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Masters Thesis

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communities, subsequent pedogenesis, and landscape development (Anderson et al., 2002). These horizons
Examining the voluntary adoption of agricultural conservation practices in northern Malheur County, Oregon

Creator:

Foley, Kelly M.

Abstract:

This study sought to better understand the voluntary adoption of water quality improving practices by agricultural producers in Northern Malheur County, Oregon. The Reasoned Action Approach/Theory of Planned Behavior was used as a theoretical framework to identify barriers and incentives to adoption. Study findings suggest that producers primarily consider practical...

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Masters Thesis