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Range-use estimation and encounter probability for juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Prince William Sound-Kenai Fjords region of Alaska

Creator:

Meck, Stephen R.

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Range, areas of concentrated activity, and dispersal characteristics for juvenile Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus in the endangered western population (west of 144° W in the Gulf of Alaska) are poorly understood. This study quantified space use by analyzing post-release telemetric tracking data from satellite transmitters externally attached to n...

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Masters Thesis

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conducted within Prince William Sound. Thanks also go to Dr. Gary White (Colorado State University) for
A GIS investigation of indigenous intensification of native food plants : humans as environmental variable in maxent habitat suitability modeling of Camassia in Oregon

Creator:

Elliott, Braden T.

Abstract:

This thesis merges the fields of Ecology and Anthropology by applying Habitat Suitability Modeling to the relationship between people and plants in the Pacific Northwest. In it, I create and optimize two Maxent habitat suitability models for camas (Camassia spp.) in Oregon. The first model describes the physical environment of...

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Masters Thesis

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(Clyman 1960:153; Johannessen et al. 1971; Beckham 1977:49; Boyd 1986, 1999; Habeck 1961; Franklin and