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Geographic location and ecoregional effects on determinants of avian species richness

Creator:: Siegel, Karen E.
Abstract:: Biodiversity studies allow for a more holistic approach to the conservation of species. Using one measure ofbiodiversity, that ofspecies richness, this study investigates the correlations between bird species richness and a set ofvariables. These variables represent climate, productivity/available energy, habitat heterogeneity, disturbance, and topography. Another aspect ofthis study is to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: scope organized hexagons into the West Coast region and Chesapeake region. At the small scope, there

Historic attempts to cope with level variability of Great Salt Lake, Utah: a case study in social and environmental relationships

Creator:: Richards, Paul C.
Abstract:: The Great Salt Lake is typical of Great Basin and other arid land saline lakes in morphological and chemical characteristics. As with other terminal lakes, the level of Great Salt Lake is determined by the variable weather patterns that are typical of arid and semi-arid regions. Because of it's flat,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the West Desert Pumping Project decision makers responded to immediate crises rather than

Perceptions of pack and saddle stock in wilderness: a historical and geographical review of a resource conflict

Creator:: Capozza, Togan
Abstract:: It has long been acknowledged that recreation activities can cause conflict among stakeholders with different perspectives. In 1949, Aldo Leopold, one of the earliest proponents of wilderness preservation, noted "Public policies for outdoor recreation are controversial. Equally conscientious citizens hold opposite views on what is and what should be done...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Residential solar energy use: barriers and incentives in a historical perspective

Creator:: Lesieutre, Aimee L.
Abstract:: Energy crises have triggered increases in solar energy use at various times in the past 2500 years. A surge of interest in solar energy was experienced in the United States in the late 1970's. This interest has since declined. Still, concerns about dependency on imported fuels, the environmental effects of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: bath houses. By the first century Z1.D., solar access laws were passed that did not allow objects to

Citizen participation in the inventory of historic resources : a methodology

Creator:: Abbruzzese, Brooke
Abstract:: This paper describes a methodology developed for an inventory of historic resources. Citizen participation is the key element. An information network, designed to elicit local impressions of important sites and buildings and the historic themes they represent, is analyzed. This methodology is compared with previous studies to show that the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: themes chosen for the 1980 survey. 4 In 1976, Stephen Dow Beckham, of Lewis and Clark College

Contaminated communities : actively involved citizens, technical assistance, and the cleanup process

Creator:: Gaines, Lisa J.
Abstract:: In what is called participatory democracy scholars and practitioners have been calling for the involvement of citizens in decisions that affect their lives. Citizens who emerge to participate in technically complex, decision-making processes find that their involvement is often minimized, disregarded, or neglected due to barriers such as specialized scientific...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Script 175 Appendix C: Informed Consent Form 176 Appendix D: Interview Guide 178 Appendix E

Reconstructing a city: an historical and spatial evaluation of development pattern for the city of Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Hille, Erin O.
Abstract:: This study traces the development history of the city of Corvallis, Oregon. Historic reconstruction methods and GIS analysis are used to define and describe spatial aspects of the city's expansion through time. Pre-settlement and early settlement landscape conditions are considered. The city's history is divided into three time periods, 1845-1900,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Mary's River and one mile west from the Willamette River. The western boundary followed present day 26th

Small mammal assemblages in natural and restored wet prairies: an evaluation of habitat in Oregon's Willamette Valley

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:: Natural Area (RNA) west of Eugene, Oregon. They were established in 1988 to exemplify intact Willamette

Public health hazards as a constraint on oyster production in the contiguous United States

Creator:: Rugger, Cynthia S.
Abstract:: Oyster production in the United States has declined from a leading nineteenth century fishery to a minor, failing industry. Oystermen must now depend on a diminished resource in an environment of competing and conflicting coastal uses. One of the most important influences on the industry's welfare is the sanitation of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: east and west coast sites. As settlers learned to exploit the shellfish, the fishery grew into the

Recreation experience management zones for whitewater boating in the Lower Deschutes River Canyon

Creator:: Lowney, David W.
Abstract:: Rapid increases in the recreational use of the Lower Deschutes River Canyon threaten the quality and diversity of downriver recreational experiences. The concept of recreation experience management is discussed and recreation experience management zones for whitewater boating are delineated and described.
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: river is bounded on the west by the eastern slopes of the Northern Cascades. The high plateaus have

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Geographic location and ecoregional effects on determinants of avian species richness

Historic attempts to cope with level variability of Great Salt Lake, Utah: a case study in social and environmental relationships

Perceptions of pack and saddle stock in wilderness: a historical and geographical review of a resource conflict

Residential solar energy use: barriers and incentives in a historical perspective

Citizen participation in the inventory of historic resources : a methodology

Contaminated communities : actively involved citizens, technical assistance, and the cleanup process

Reconstructing a city: an historical and spatial evaluation of development pattern for the city of Corvallis, Oregon

Small mammal assemblages in natural and restored wet prairies: an evaluation of habitat in Oregon's Willamette Valley

Public health hazards as a constraint on oyster production in the contiguous United States

Recreation experience management zones for whitewater boating in the Lower Deschutes River Canyon

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