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Why wolves? An analysis of private organization decision making in filing citizen suitsunder the Endangered Species Act

Creator:

Lundgren, Matthew

Abstract:

The Endangered Species Act is hailed as the “gold standard” of species conservation legislation both in the U.S. and globally. There are scarce conservation funds that we as a society can spend on the recovery of endangered species, so it is important to understand how the parties involved with this...

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Masters Thesis
Crop choice and conservation : implications of increased biofuel demand

Creator:

Sechrist, B.

Abstract:

Regression analysis was used to examine the effect of a change in agricultural prices on land use and conservation. The planted acreage for each of three crops – corn, soybeans, and spring wheat – was regressed on the expected prices of the three crops, the input prices, and past land...

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Masters Thesis
The value of short run in-stream temperature forecasts : an application to salmonids in the Klamath and John Day Rivers

Creator:

Huang, Biao

Abstract:

Water temperature is an important measure of water quality, as well as a dominant factor affecting aquatic life within the stream environment. Elevated water temperatures can decrease the survival rate of fish in each life stage. Cold water species, such as salmonids, are particularly susceptible to elevated water temperatures. For...

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Masters Thesis