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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:: ecological quality of Oregon's estuaries. At the time that most wetland alterations took place, however, the

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:: Located at 15° north and 145° east, the Northern Mariana Islands are comprised of fourteen islands in the

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:: (Appendix A). 16 Wetland Functions and Services At the most fundamental level, the ecological functions

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