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Creator:: Sawyer, Calvin B.
Abstract:: "This report is organized as follows. First, the objectives and methods used are outlined. Background information follows, including what is known about the extent, past alterations, and condition of wetlands in Oregon today; the status of wetland restoration in the U.S. and in Oregon; definitions of important terms; the functions...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: RECOMMENDATIONS by Calvin B, Sawyer Project Report Submitted To Marine Resource Management Program College of

Creator:: Fuss, J. David
Abstract:: Oregon's estuaries have been significantly altered by human activity, so that many former tidal wetlands no longer provide the functions, such as fish and wildlife habitat, erosion protection from storms, and water quality maintenance, that preserve the integrity of estuarine ecosystems. Oregon has been a leader in wetland protection and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: INTERNSHIP REPORT submitted to Marine Resource Management College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences

Creator:: Kylstra, Pam
Abstract:: Coral reef ecosystems are the oceanic equivalent of tropical rainforests, in terms of biodiversity. The estimated 1,037,000 square kilometers worldwide of reef provide habitat for over one million species of plants and animals (Hinrichsen, 1997). Coral reefs are important to the economy of coastal nations because of the fisheries and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Islands By Pam Kylstra Research Report Submitted To Marine Resource Management Program College of

Creator:: Chavez Comparan, Juan Carlos
Abstract:: The coastal zone is the area where the land, sea, air meet. It has a unique combination of characteristics which favor human development, trade and industry. "Coastal climates are more moderate and stable than those of the interior of the continents, and are usually associated with sufficient rainfall to sustain...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF COLIMA, MEXICO by Juan Carlos Chavez Comparan Special Project Report

Creator:: Brown, Mara Arwyn
Abstract:: This paper focuses on the role of natural resources information in Oregon legislative policy-making, based on the two legislative case studies from the 1991 Legislative Session, surveys conducted of state natural resource agency legislative liaisons, and a review of current literature addressing policy-making and the role of science in policy-making....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: on SB 500, the Interstate Ocean Compact legislation which is a case study in this report. I also

Creator:: Hall, Carrie A.
Abstract:: The product of my internship was a working draft of a land use and master plan for the SPC to review. The draft is to be used for creating a more comprehensive land use and zoning master plan. Attempts were made to incorporate input from federal, state, and local governments,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Carrie A. Hall Internship Report Submitted To Marine Resource Management Program College of Oceanic

Creator:: Scalise, Armando Hector
Abstract:: In this paper, I will analyze the nature of these problems and examine how recent approaches to SLRA have dealt with them. In addition, a framework for assessing the potential impacts of sea level rise is proposed, drawing upon the ecological concept of resilience (Holling 1978, 1984).
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Full Text:: information they need, they will be able to make "rational decisions". No need to say: the information will

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