Sound scattering by marine organisms was studied off the
Oregon coast and between Hawaii and Adak, Alaska. Variations in
scattering were observed over a period of several hours, over did
(24-hour) periods, from month to month, from inshore to offshore,
in relation to biomass of midwater animals, and temperature and...
The cabbage flea beetle, Phyllotreta cruciferae (Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae) was introduced into the United States from Europe
during the 1920's and 1930's. It was described as a new species,
P. columbiana, native to North America by F. H. Chittenden in 1927.
This synonymic situation was discovered in 1953 after P. cruciferae...
"The Oregon Fish Commission received a contract from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, under the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act for a study to develop methods for determining the behavior of juvenile salmonids in reservoirs. The study, consisting of a literature survey and field program, was conducted...
The increased use of outdoor recreation as a part of the
American way of life has focused attention on the diminishing ratio
of suitable land available to meet the recreational demands. In
Oregon, where the demand is greatest, there is still ample undeveloped
land for recreation use. There exists, therefore...
A study of the population ecology of Columbia River fall chinook
salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum), was made in an attempt
to determine the cause of a serious decline in this run which occurred
in the early 1950's. Fluctuations in abundance of major salmon runs
the North Pacific were examined to...