During 1975 and 1976 a sedimentation study was conducted in the Bear Creek watershed, located in the southeastern corner of central Oregon's Crook County. A Rocky Mountain infiltrometer was used to simulate high intensity rainfall over 468 sedimentation plots. Rainfall and runoff were measured and a sample of the runoff...
Oregon Biography Index is intended to serve primarily as a starting point in locating biographies of Oregonians. We have indexed 47 historical volumes which are either entirely devoted to biographies or have large self-contained biographical sections. The profiles in the books vary widely in accuracy and detail. Birth dates of...
An estuary, unlike the open ocean, is a dynamic system that is continuously undergoing changes in its physical and chemical properties. Marked fluctuations in the levels and kinds of nutrients, temperature, and salinity are normally found in estuarine environments. These changes occur principally as a result of freshwater intrusions, tidal...
For twenty-two years, I observed trees and shrubs planted for windbreaks in eastern Oregon. In this paper some conclusions are drawn, although I will be the first to emphasize that the knowledge we need and do not have would fill a much more extensive report. My observations and field work...
Starting in the 1960's, the demand for recreational properties nationwide experienced a great surge. [Reilly, 1973; David, 1969; Hoover, n.d.; ASPO, 1976]
A number of studies have been done of the impact of recreational subdivisions on local taxes. [Tillson, et. al. 1972; Thompson and Myrick, 1975; LeJeune, 1972; Moss and...
This study is composed of two parts. Section I deals with
developed moorages and marinas--where they are; what services are
offered in each, and how well the existing supply of permanent moorages
serves the boating public. Section II examines the need for temporary
'harbors of refuge' in the area, what...
This paper is an attempt to summarize our actual knowledge about the marine resources available in the area. It also analyzes the situation of the fishery and the principal aspects involved in a possible plan for an integral fisheries development of the Oceanic region around the islands. This plan could...
A student in the Marine Resource Management program is encouraged to select course work in any school and department at Oregon State University. At the same time, the student selects and develops a personalized scientific orientation from the multi-disciplinary curriculum and faculty in the School of Oceanography. Recommended or required...
The purpose of this report is to present procedures by which applicants and reviewers can calculate initial dilution and describe the zone of initial dilution surrounding the discharge site. These calculations would be required under regulations proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on April 25, 1978 (1) implementing section...
The Marine Resource Management Program at Oregon State University
offers a unique opportunity for study to the marine environments student.
The integrated program affords a diversified experience in economics,
business, social and political sciences in addition to the natural sciences.
An internship which allows practical application of academic concepts is...
This paper will outline and discuss a number of specific
work assignments and fieldwork participation experienced during
the internship. Areas of exposure included sediment transport
analysis, zero-base budgeting, harbor line modification, channel
shoaling pattern analysis, dredging cost summaries, dredging
workshops and various fieldwork assignments along Oregon's Coast.
Estuaries, an important part of the continental shelf, have been
important centers for the economic development of man. They serve
as an interface between the terrestrial and oceanic realm and are a
part of the ocean that receives the most physical damage.
Different agencies and political groups are vested with...
The goal of this report is to develop information to benefit the planning and operation of marinas within the CREST area, as well as to generate data for use by local Chambers of Commerce, planners, regulatory agencies, Port Authorities and private developers. It is, however, the commercial, charter and recreational...
The intent of "Oregon Port Districts: An Economic Profile" is to present
a profile of the activities of the Oregon Port Districts and to evaluate
some of the economic contributions that port district operations made in
1975. The study reflects the present role of the port districts within
their community...
The Sapelo Island National Estuarine Sanctuary (will be referred to
as Sapelo Island Estuarine Sanctuary) has been in operation since 1976,
but to this date no management plan has been drafted or implemented. Management
of the Sanctuary has changed from the management structure outlined in
the initial Sanctuary Proposal and...
Manganese nodules are concretions which are widely distributed on
the bottom of marine waters as well as on the bottom of some lakes.
They vary in size, abundance, and to some extent composition, with
location. The nodules are of potential economic value because of the
nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese...
Ecological and historical information are combined in examining the environmental influence of fire and grazing on rangelands in eastern Oregon through time. Competitive relationships between herbaceous and woody flora in the northern Great Basin are discussed, focusing broadly on the shrubsteppe regions 'of Franklin and Dyrness (1973) but with special...
This bibliography is prepared for researchers in various fields
of energy, teachers and students at the college level or above, and whoever helps the above people with their research or teaching.
Emphasis is placed on users of the Oregon State University Library, hence a call number (in parenthesis) is given...
This thesis is an ethnohistoric study of the water rights of the Yakima Confederated Tribes. The study considers the water rights issues of the Yakimas from the cultural viewpoint at the time of European contact to the present legal and political situation. It traces the many obstacles the Yakimas have...
Agriculture in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, has undergone continual change since the annual migrations of American pioneer farmers began to arrive in the early 1840's. The comparisons of data from each of the agricultural censuses of Oregon counties taken since 1850 confirms that change has been continual. The data revealed...
An investigation of the 28-year climatic record of the Pacific Northwest in Oregon and Washington reveals the natural seasons, subseasons, and singularities evident in
the record. So much emphasis is placed on the topography and temperature of each station site that the term topothermal is introduced and defended. Statistical analyses...
Conflict and competition between outdoor recreational activities is increasing in intensity. Thus, management agencies and persons responsible for regulation of outdoor recreation areas have become increasingly concerned and are seeking appropriate means for amelioration of the intensifying problem.
This research was designed to seek better understanding of conflicts and incompatabilities...
A long standing problem has been the question of what maps to select for acquisition in a college map library. This thesis addresses
the problem and provides a carto-bibliography of basic maps for a map library. Following a brief review of pertinent literature, criteria for evaluation and selection of maps...
The late Oligocene Yaquina Formation is exposed in an arcuate outcrop pattern which extends along the central Oregon Coast from
Siletz Bay on the north to Seal Rock on the south. Maximum inland extent of the Yaquina outcrop is :five miles. Maximum thickness of the Yaquina Formation is 2, 000...
Detailed phytosociological and physical data were gathered from six grass-fern balds in the Oregon Coast Range, Monmouth Peak, Grass Mountain, Prairie Peak, Roman Nose Mountain, Tyee Mountain, and Saddle Mountain. Panchromatic and color infrared air photography guided sampling within individual balds. The resultant floristic data was manipulated by a Braun-Blanquet...
Nehalem Bay is located on the northern coast of Oregon in Tillamook County and contains approximately 243 ha of salt marsh. The Nehalem marshes occur as islands and land-tied units. West Island is the largest marsh island with an area of 82.9 ha and a maximum elevation of 3.079 m...
This study traces the evolution of federal legislation to control water pollution in the period between 1935 and 1965. In this legislative history, the function of interest groups, the actions of congressmen and congressional committees, and the role of the President and the Executive Branch are reviewed. The water pollution...
The navigability of the Columbia river permits Portland, located more than 100 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, to function as the major port of the state of Oregon. It could be expected that the waterfront spanning the greatest share of the distance between Portland and the ocean should reflect...
This dissertation is concerned with the diminution of Oregon's Umatilla Indian Reservation over a 120 year period (1855-1975). Its objective is to show that the transfer of land from Indian to non-Indian ownership was most attributable to four casual factors:
(1) historical happenstance, including the passage of the Oregon Trail...
A million acre tract of land within the "Big Bend" of the
Columbia River in south-central Washington became the locale for an
important public area planning experiment and geotechnic enterprise
in the late 1930's and early 1940's. The Columbia Basin Project
(CBP) of the Bureau of Reclamation was conceived to...
The Willamette River Basin, Oregon, viewed in terms of a cultural-ecological system, has been subject to three phases of cultural development: hunting and gathering, agrarian, and industrial-urban. Each population base has employed a technology to exploit the environment to the extent that its patterns of culture would allow. This technology...
The ocean wave conditions at the mouth of the Columbia River have
long proven a hazard to ship navigation. Over 62 major shipwrecks
have occurred at, or in the vicinity of the river entrance. The wave
pattern is extremely complex, varying seasonally with prevailing winds
and river discharge, as well...
The Corvallis area study is made to help evaluate the local need
for additional system capacity ten years in the future. The product of
the study is an areally detailed projection of electrical demand.
The demand is derived in two steps: the location, nature, and
intensity of specific land uses...
Increasing demands for water related services of the Columbia River and
its tributaries create conflicts between users During the 1970's the
conflict has centered around three major water uses - irrigation, hydroelectric
power generation, and fisheries. This study analyzes some of
the tradeoffs between upstream depletion of water for irrigation...
This study examined one refinery product, residual fuel oil, and
analyzed changes that have occurred in its production and consumption
in the United States through time, with the objective of explaining why
the quantities and qualities of residual fuel produced, imported, and
used in different times and places have varied....
Tree diameter, understory plant cover, seedling density, elevation, aspect, and slope steepness are recorded for 51 forest stands dominated by Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. along the eastern portion of the central Oregon Cascades. Species dominance based on prominence values for
trees and percent cover for shrubs and herbs are correlated...
Methanolic extracts of the dormant Douglas-fir shoots (buds, leaves, and stems) were fractionated by solvent partitioning (sodium bicarbonate-diethyl ether). The acidic portion of the extract was subjected to column (Sephadex LH-2O, Silica Gel and Polyvinylpyrrolidone), preparative thick-layer and gas-liquid chromatography.
Fractions collected from chromatographic separations were collected and tested for...
The primary purpose of this research was to compare posttest scores
for changes in depression and self-esteem in spouses of stroke patients
with aphasia who received group counseling with those who did not receive
group counseling. Depression was measured by the Depressive Adjective
Checklist (A-D) and self-esteem by the Tennessee...
Despite the obvious importance of the Oregon big game resource
to Oregon citizens, economic data regarding the actual
magnitude of net and gross values have been lacking. Thus an
attempt has been made in this thesis to supply the missing information
by estimating the gross economic value and by formulating...
This thesis examines three newspapers in Corvallis and Salem,
Oregon: the Corvallis Gazette-Times, the Oregonstatesman (Salem)
and the Community Press (Salem). It examines the histories of the
Gazette-Times and the Oregon Statesman as family-owned papers, and their current status as properties of newspaper chains. Based
on interviews of key staff...
Elasticity properties of wood studs are essential inputs for
the structural analysis of wood-stud wall systems.
A theoretical procedure was developed to determine the probability
distributions for the deflection-load relations of stud samples.
The procedure is based on the finite element analysis and a Monte-
Carlo type simulation and accounts...
Let K be a field, and G a finite group. G is said to be
K-adequate if there exists a division ring D, finite dimensional
over K, and with center K, such that G is contained in the
multiplicative group of nonzero elements of D.
In this dissertation we investigate...
The generalized Hankel transforms are studied in the
first part of this thesis; these include the Watson transforms
as a special case. For the validity of the reciprocal
relations, a necessary and sufficient condition on
the kernel is proved. The proof involves first changing
the variables so that all the...
In this thesis we investigate the extension of certain theorems
of additive number theory to three algebraic systems. A generalization
of a theorem by Cauchy and Davenport on the cardinality of the
sum of two sets of residue classes is given. We obtain and compare
estimates for the order of...