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Native bees, honeybees and pollination in Oregon cranberries

Creator:

McKenney, Melissa A.

Abstract:

Farmers rely almost exclusively on the imported European honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) for fruit and vegetable crop pollination services. The recent decline in honeybee health has underscored he danger of relying on a single species to provide vital services. Increasing pollinator biodiversity with native bees may provide biological insurance against...

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Honors College Thesis

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c] AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Melissa A. McKenney for
Evaluating benthic macroinvertebrates as bio-indicators of freshwater habitat quality in an eastern Oregon agro-ecosystem

Creator:

Scherr, Melissa A.

Abstract:

The effect of anthropogenic disturbance on river systems is gaining attention, and concerns about the state of freshwater natural resources are increasing globally, as are efforts to restore habitat that has been degraded by disturbance. In rivers, non-point source pollution affects the physical characteristics of the habitat and the endemic...

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Dissertation

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Melissa A