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Sources and perceptions of controversy in establishing a protected area for biodiversity : a case study in the New River Area of Oregon

Creator:: Erickson, Dana C.
Abstract:: The process of land acquisition for the conservation of plants or wildlife habitat can raise controversial issues, issues often perceived differently by the individuals and groups involved. After the land acquisition process is completed, there is rarely an opportunity to analyze the differing perceptions of the issues and their relative...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: RESEARCH PAPER submitted to THE GEOSCIENCES DEPARTMENT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY in partial fulfillment of

Halibut bycatch management implications for Area 2A and evaluation of an informal video

Creator:: Fruh, Erica
Abstract:: Concern over the incidental catch of non-targeted species in commercial and recreational fisheries has greatly increased. Public attention, negative publicity, controversies between differing fisheries and gear groups and the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act have led to an increased awareness of the issue. The Pacific halibut...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Program College of Oceanography Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon 97331 March 31, 1999 in

Low Power Radio : An Antidote for Coastal Visitors Looking but not Seeing!

Creator:: Williams, Erin M.
Abstract:: State parks in Oregon provide important sites for visitor recreation and natural resource education. With the increasing number of visitors to Oregon coastal parks, tide pools and beach areas, there is growing need for site-specific marine education to enhance stewardship, interpretation and safety knowledge. The Oregon Sea Grant Program and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: parks in Oregon provide important sites for visitor recreation and natural resource education. With the

The influence of biological characteristics on fisheries co-management : a game theory perspective

Creator:: Trisak, Jiraporn
Abstract:: Co-management is considered an alternative approach to fisheries management, however, not all co-managed fisheries have been successful. Most studies discussing the success and failure of co-management have emphasized economic and social attributes of success and failure, such as fishery rights and institutional arrangements. The effect on co-management of biological characteristics,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Oregon State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of

Where Old West meets New West : confronting conservation, conflict and change on Utah's last frontier

Creator:: Leaver, Jennifer Jensen
Abstract:: In the United States during the last 30 years there has been a shift from extractive natural resource-based economies of the Old West to a New West defined by environmental protection. Over the past century, a growing national support for environmental protection has influenced a lengthening list of national and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Predicting channel stability in Colorado mountain streams using hydrobiogeomorphic and land use data : a cost-sensitive machine learning approach to modeling rapid assessment protocols

Creator:: Morét, Stephanie L.
Abstract:: Natural resource data are typically non-linear and complex, yet modeling methods often utilize statistical analysis techniques, such as regression, that are insufficient for use on such data. This research proposes an innovative modeling method based on pattern recognition techniques borrowed from the field of machine learning. These techniques make no...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Moret A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements

The changing roles of environmental interest groups in national policy-making : a marine conservation case study

Creator:: Simler, Brooke S.
Abstract:: Interest groups have participated in the American political system since the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Environmental interest groups, a subsection of the American interest group society, have been especially active in national policies since the proliferation of environmental laws and environmental advocacy in the 1960s and 1970s. When environmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: understand that my thesis will become part of the permanent collection of Oregon State University libraries

The role of formative outdoor and family experiences on environmental belief formation in children and this role's implications for environmental education

Creator:: Smith, Vincent M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine the role of formative experiences in the home and family pertaining to environment on children's overall environmental beliefs. Students attending environmentally related and non-environmentally related summer camps at a children's science museum served as test subjects in this study. A written instrument...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Education by Vincent M. Smith A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University In partial fulfillment of

The praxis of cultural competence in medical education : using environmental factors to develop protocols for action

Creator:: Stohs, Sheryl Magee
Abstract:: Cultural competence is a topic that concerns social scientists and medical anthropologists who pay attention to demographic changes and health disparities. This study demonstrates practical approaches to developing cultural competence in medical education by using factors from the social environment to develop protocols for action. With current concerns in domestic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: permanent collection of Oregon State University libraries. My signature below authorizes release of my

Essays on productivity, economic geography and trade : the case of Chile

Creator:: Echeverria, Rodrigo A.
Abstract:: This dissertation investigates the relative importance of firm-specific and geographic characteristics for export behavior in the Chilean primary and processed food industries. The first essay develops a new method for measuring geographic characteristics to account for economic activity in adjacent, but separate spatial units. In the application to the Chilean...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of the permanent collection of Oregon State University libraries. My signature below authorizes

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Sources and perceptions of controversy in establishing a protected area for biodiversity : a case study in the New River Area of Oregon

Halibut bycatch management implications for Area 2A and evaluation of an informal video

Low Power Radio : An Antidote for Coastal Visitors Looking but not Seeing!

The influence of biological characteristics on fisheries co-management : a game theory perspective

Where Old West meets New West : confronting conservation, conflict and change on Utah's last frontier

Predicting channel stability in Colorado mountain streams using hydrobiogeomorphic and land use data : a cost-sensitive machine learning approach to modeling rapid assessment protocols

The changing roles of environmental interest groups in national policy-making : a marine conservation case study

The role of formative outdoor and family experiences on environmental belief formation in children and this role's implications for environmental education

The praxis of cultural competence in medical education : using environmental factors to develop protocols for action

Essays on productivity, economic geography and trade : the case of Chile

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