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Restructuring of land and community in the remote rural west : the case of Wallowa County, Oregon

Creator:

Abrams, Jesse

Abstract:

Since at least the 1970s, rural areas in the western United States, as elsewhere across the country and world, have been subject to social, economic, and political forces that have resulted in novel demographic and land tenure trends when compared to previous decades. Collectively, these processes of restructuring have created...

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Dissertation
Seed bank response to juniper expansion in the semi-arid lands of Oregon, USA

Creator:

Duncan, Corinne M.

Abstract:

Expansion of Juniperus occidentalis into the sagebrush steppe has resulted in significant changes in understory composition. A consequence of increased J. occidentalis dominance may be a depletion of the seed bank. The potential for depletion is problematic because a reduction in the amount of species available from the seed bank...

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Masters Thesis

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Review. 65:1-38. Clements, David R., Pam G. Krannitz, and Shauna M. Gillespie. 2007. Seed bank
Land trusts in the New West : conserving and responding to local geographies?

Creator:

Loynes, Kathryn

Abstract:

This research focuses on the relationship between the emerging role of land trusts and rapid growth and change in the West. Teton County, Idaho, Teton County, Wyoming, and Sublette County, Wyoming, and each of their associated land trusts, are used as case studies. Each county has experienced varying levels of...

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Masters Thesis

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hired labor (Jackson-Smith and Gillespie 2005), reflects the larger issues of rural restructuring in