Foraging honey bees (Apis mellifera L.), exposed to birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) bloom treated with microencapsulated methyl parathion, continued to display pollen and midgut microcapsule contamination up to 9 days postspray. Nearly 10% of all pollen storage cells examined in combs taken from honey bee colonies exposed to the...
This report includes information concerning experimental use of unregistered pesticides or unregistered uses of pesticides. Experimental results should not be interpreted as recommendations for use. Use of unregistered materials or use of any registered pesticides inconsistent with its label is against both Federal Law and State Law.
Over the last decade a new perspective on how forest ecosystems operate has emerged. Ecosystems appear much more flexible than we once thought. Even the most persistent is still evolving in composition. Yet for all their diversity, very similar processes are seen as operating in all forests, providing a point...
This index provides access to infonnation about women in 102 books and journals. The information contained in each entry is only as good as the original and the quality varies considerably. Much of this infonnation has not before been easily accesible in this form. My hope is that this index...
In my application to the Marine Resource Management program I stated that it was ray intention to forge a new career by combining my training and experience as a Naval officer with an education in marine science. As my education at Oregon State progressed through the first year and I...
This report is a summary of my experience as an intern marine extension
agent with the Florida Marine Advisory Program (MAP) during the
winter of 1980. I contacted Marion Clarke, Florida MAP Coordinator,
about the possibility of "interning" with one of the marine extension
agents, so that I could develop...
This paper includes the proposed "Willamette River Greenway"
section of the Linn County Comprehensive Plan and "Criteria
and Standards for Greenway Development Permits," the proposed
implementing ordinance.
The "Framework for Determining the Suitability of Undeveloped
Land for Use as Cropland" is a decision-making format to assist private
and governmental agency decision makers in categorizing undeveloped
lands, which have been identified as having potential for conversion
to cropland, as to their suitability for use as cropland. The
Framework...
Industrial expansion in a small city can have
a wide range of effects upon the immediate community and
surrounding labor force area. One example of this is the
impact that Tektronix, a worldwide electronics firm, could
have on the City of Lebanon, Oregon, where a plant, initially
employing about 500...
Existing land use controls have not effectively achieved
the goals of resource protection and preservation. Prime agricultural
and potential open space lands are rapidly being diminished by
ever increasing pressures of development. The transfer of development
rights presents an opportunity to safeguard these vital lands.
The Boulder Valley would benefit...
Hart Mountain is a basaltic fault block mountain
in the semi-desert region of the northern Basin and Range
province in south-central Oregon. Geomorphic processes
associated with lingering snowpatches have formed nivation
hollows, which are small scale depressions in the hillsides.
The lingering snow in the hollows prohibits shrub
growth. Bedrock...
The Philpott site (35CS1) is located on the north bank of the
Coquille River near Bandon, Oregon. Test excavations at the site were
conducted in 1978 by Oregon State University under the direction of
Richard E. Ross.
One artifact assemblage and one distinct component were defined
during the analysis of...
Annual flood damages continue to rise in the United
States in spite of massive investments in flood control structures
since 1936. These increased losses can be attributed, in part,
to the inherent Limitations in scope and nature of traditional
"structural" approaches to flood control. Acquisition of flood
plain lands is...
The Willamette River Greenway Program was created by an act of the Oregon Legislature in 1968 and modified by a second act in 1973.
The purpose of the program was to protect the natural environment of the river from approximately the foot of the Cascade Range near Eugene, north to...
A log step develops when large woody debris extends across the active
channel, creating a change in the water surface elevation as the stream
spills over the log step. By forming a series of vertical falls, log
steps reduce the amount of potential energy available for conversion to
kinetic energy...
Efforts to directly control the amount and timing of residential
growth in Aumsville, Oregon, were unsuccessful in receiving approval
from the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) at a series
of public hearings in 1978. A review of the issues raised at the hearings
suggests LCDC supports the right of...
A hierarchical approach to the assessment of wind power site potential
at Prairie Peak, Oregon, is evaluated. Maps, aerial photographs,
and terrestrial photographs are utilized. Data are derived from photographs
of wind flagged trees with the aid of an interactive computer
program. The technique produces a map of isotachs, lines...
Data on motor carrier commodity weights collected in 1976
at Oregon weigh stations by the Public Utilities Commission and the
Department of Transportation are not in a form that readily allows
for commodity flow analysis. A methodology is presented that reduces
existing forest product commodity data into a graphically displayed...
The proposed widening of State Street between Lancaster
Avenue and 25th Street in Salem, Oregon was evaluated regarding potential
construction impacts on the biotic resources (vegetation, fish,
wildlife, and wetlands) in the immediate area. The existing setting
was surveyed to establish a base level from which to measure changes,
arid...
Cirque aspects and elevations in the major highlands of Oregon indicate a pattern of climate during the Pleistocene similar to that of today. Mean cirque floor elevation increases toward the drier interior. Concentrations of cirques facing northeast, and steep gradients of cirque floor trend surfaces to the southwest, indicate a...
Deforestation and accompanying environmental deterioration is a threat to the economic growth and to the survival of the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal . There is need for a comprehensive forest rehabilitation program tailored to the different conditions of the Terai plain, Middle Hills and the Highland Himalaya regions of the...
Factors affecting animal detection and identification
by remote sensing are compiled and described. Habitat preference
and animal behavior are shown to be the variables that most
influence detection and identification. An analysis of the
basis of application of thermal infrared sensors to animal
detection covering the principles of infrared radiation...
Agricultural field burning in Oregon's Willamette Valley
has been an accepted farming practice for sanitizing fields and removing
stubble and residues left on fields after harvest since the
early 1940s. Unfortunately, the smoke and debris created by the
burning in combination with other pollutants have been causing health
and environmental...
Rationing float use on many of the nation's whitewater rivers is
a significant issue in recreation management. Alleged inequities in
the rationing policies used in Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
prompted an evaluation of procedures for allocating private and
commercial float use on the Hells Canyon portion of the Snake...
The North Unit irrigation District of Central Oregon,
a water project developed under the guidelines of the
Bureau of Reclamation, is characterized by limited water
and the need for efficient utilization and control of the
irrigation system. To manage the limited water resource,
irrigators need a timely and economical method...
The dramatic upsurge of contract-supported archaeological activity,
generated by legislative action, has precipitated an increase
in information about Oregon's prehistoric peoples. This information,
however, has not been presented in a format which can be easily
understood by the general public.
This study presents an account of early peoples in Oregon,...
Modern agricultural erosion was studied using ¹³⁷Cs from
fallout as an indicator of erosion/deposition. The study area was a
285 ha agricultural watershed in the hilly western margin of the
Willamette Valley, a high winter rainfall zone in which fall-planted
crops are commonly grown.
Objectives of the study were (i)...
Implementation of. the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of
1976 affords opportunities for fishery expansion and economic development
in the Oregon otter trawl fishery. The changes stimulated by the
Act should occur, according to social science theorists, by the
diffusion of innovations from innovative fishermen to less innovative
fishermen, with...
Oregon's Special Farm Use Assessment program is investigated
in this paper for its effectiveness in preserving farmland from urban
sprawl. Basic research for this study was conducted in Jefferson
County, a rural central Oregon county. Data from a similar study conducted
in Washington County, an urbanizing northern Willamette Valley
county,...
The semantic differential technique was used to
quantify four interest groups' perceptions of twenty-six
Alaskan scenes. The scenes represented both panoramic views
and views of Mount McKinley from different sites in southcentral
Alaska. The perceptions were measured on six semantic
scales ("ugly-beautiful", "dislike-like", "unpleasantpleasant",
"unstimulating-stimulating", "level-mountainous",
and 'monotonous-varied"), and the...
Moire patterns have been identified by printers as
undesirable screen patterns caused by incorrect angling of
overprinted halftones. These patterns are being examined by
cartographers as a possible alternative to traditional methods
of producing patterned areas on maps. Map design guidelines
are needed before the use of moires can become...
Rapid increases in the recreational use of
the Lower Deschutes River Canyon threaten the quality
and diversity of downriver recreational experiences.
The concept of recreation experience management is
discussed and recreation experience management zones
for whitewater boating are delineated and described.
The purpose of land use planning, as conducted by the Forest Service, is to allocate land uses. The techniques employed in the current planning process fail to take location of the land allocations into account in any systematic manner. The resulting solutions may be inconsistent with planning goals; the land...
This thesis examines one aspect of social change in Nepal. Contact
with the outside world since 1951 has provided a non-traditional
means of achieving access to highly valued occupations, resulting in
the formation of an emerging elite. High caste status is no longer
absolutely necessary to gain access to education,...
American railroads have faced a declining share of freight
traffic relative to other modes. Although a variety of reasons have been
identified for this decline, most experts agree that a contributing problem
is that the rail system is overdeveloped with unprofitable branchlines.
Many economic models have been utilized to analyze...
Streamflow forecasts are essential to the optimal operation of
hydroelectric and irrigation reservoirs in the Pacific Northwest.
Satellite snow cover observations would aid in these streamflow forecasts
by providing snow cover data at regular time intervals. Unfortunately,
satellite capability to remotely sense mountain snow cover
conditions is indeterminate due to...
Tinnitus is usually accompanied by a hearing loss; however, many
patients with tinnitus present with normal hearing. The hypothesis
was proposed that individuals with tinnitus who do not have an accompanying
peripheral hearing loss, have tinnitus as a result of a disorder
in the Central Auditory Nervous System. In order...
Quickersort, Straight Insertion Sort, Mehlhorn's AVL-tree Sorting Algorithm and Cook's new sorting algorithm are compared on nearly and nedium sorted lists. The ratio of the minimum number of list elements that must be removed so that the remaining portion of the list is in order to the size of the...
Irrigation is essential for profitable agriculture in the western
United States. It is the largest consumer of water and power in
Oregon. Conflicting uses of water and power and their scarcity demands
judicious planning for allocation of these resources. Creditable
baseline data are not only needed for irrigated crop acreages,...
It is current practice to transport juvenile anadromous salmonids in transplantation and to help them bypass dams. Essentially nothing is known about the effects that transportation could have on the ability of the fish to outmigrate and be fit for survival in the marine environment. Procedures involved in transporation subject...
Studies of crowding in backcountry recreation areas
have generally shown that only a minor part of the total
variance in perceived crowding is explained by density and
interaction. This suggests that users of backcountry areas have
learned ways of coping with people in these settings, where one
of the major...
The purpose of the study was to identify a list of skills, knowledges and related factors that are common to fourteen occupational cluster areas representative of the work community of Oregon. PROCEDURES A list of skills, knowledges and related factors needed for successful employment was derived from existing task analyses...
Corvallis has been growing steadily in terms of
population and functions of the city while the biotic resources
of the immediate environs have declined. This
study sought to examine land use changes of North Corvallis
rural-urban fringe area between 1963 and 1978 by interpreting
the changes from aerial photographs. The...
The intent of this paper is to determine the characteristics of the demand of United States consumers for Ghanian cocoa beans. Knowledge of the characteristics of this demand is important because cocoa is the major export commodity of Ghana and because the United States is the largest market for Ghanian...
Time study data was collected for two horsepower classes of rubber tired skidders from field operations controlled by Associated Pulp and Paper Mills, Ltd., Tasmania, Australia. A wide range of site and logging conditions were used to produce both production per hour and cycle time predictive equations.
The resultant equations...
This paper describes a methodology
developed for an inventory of historic resources.
Citizen participation is the key element. An
information network, designed to elicit local
impressions of important sites and buildings and
the historic themes they represent, is analyzed.
This methodology is compared with previous studies
to show that the...
Crops were grown using accepted cultural practices within the limits of experimentation or trials were conducted on growers' fields, Most experiments were designed as randomized complete blocks with two to five replications. Herbicide treatments were applied uniformly with equipment ranging from precision plot sprayers to quart jars (granular applications). Unless...
This report includes information concerning experimental use of unregistered pesticides or unregistered uses of pesticides. Experimental results should not be interpreted as recommendations for use. Use of unregistered materials or use of any registered pesticides inconsistent with its label is against both Federal Law and State Law.
This paper is divided in two parts: the first details technological and institutional developments in the shipping and port industry. The second part is a theoretical work which explores alternative ways to induce demand in the Honduras port system so as to increase the volume of cargo handled through its...
As a part of my graduate program in Marine Resource Management
(MRM) at Oregon State University, I was fortunate to be able to
pursue my interest in marine and coastal policy. I spent fifteen
months as a Sea Grant intern in the United States Congress, challenged
in ways I could...
The effects of dwarf mistletoe on fuel in precommercial ponderosa pine stands: Dwarf mistletoe and healthy stands were sampled by vertical planar intercept and whole tree biomass sampling techniques to measure
fuel loading in ground and crown fuels. Differences in size, distribution, and vitality of fuel were shown to depend...
In 1974 Tribhuvan University implemented the National
Development Service (NDS) program as part of the graduate
curricula. The program required all the graduate students
to serve ten months in the rural areas of Nepal, helping in
the on-going projects related to agriculture, health, education,
and social sciences. This study describes...
A Willamette Valley farm cooperative was interested
in evaluating locations for their canning facilities based on
the criterion of minimizing aggregate distance to their contract
farms. This location problem presented an excellent opportunity
for a geographic application project as it was characterized by
one, a spatial distribution of farms and...
Increased demand for wood fiber has necessarily
increased the intensity of forest management in recent years.
In the Pacific Northwest the release of deciduous vegetation
following clearcutting of Douglas-fir is a major problem.
Herbicides which have been used in the past to control this
brush competition may no longer be...
This paper discusses the structure, rationale, and
application of a monitoring system specifically designed to
identify and record conversion of lands with Soil Conservation
Service Soil Capability Classes I-IV. Research methodology and
design are structured to objectively assess the rates of agricultural
land conversion to non-farm uses over a given...
Human settlement patterns are the ways in which people locate themselves over the terrain in their area of occupation. Settlement pattern prediction attempts to define and understand the factors in culture, technology, and environment that shape the spatial distribution of habitation sites for a given group of people. A systematic...
The study examines the acculturation and environmental adaptation of nineteenth century Chinese miners in a portion of southwestern Oregon. The problem concerns the
varieties of culture change which resulted when this ethnic group found itself required to subsist in a new social and physical environment. The study focuses on the...
Archaeological investigations of the Applegate Lake project area were conducted by the Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University Univerfrom 1977-1980. A cultural sequence believed to span over 8000 years was revealed from a series of six sites. Several of these sites contained lanceolate or leaf-shaped projectile points. A large serrated...
Rapid, shallow soil mass movements (landslides) are examined for a 6,000 ha managed forest area in the Oregon Western Cascades. Analysis of landslide occurrence considers the physical characteristics and frequency, the influence of clearcutting and road construction, and some resource impacts. Nonparametric statistical methods
are employed to test the significance...
Pleistocene glaciation in the upper elevations of the
Western Cascade Mountains took two characteristic forms: cirque and
valley glaciers. Field observations in the Neal Creek and Thomas
Creek drainage areas of Snow Peak provide evidence of three glacial
advances. Glacial landforms in the Neal Creek Valley are dominated
by a...
The purpose of this report is to briefly examine some of the laws
and regulatory programs which affect development in Oregon's estuaries
and their adjacent wetlands. Development, in this sense, includes
dredging, filling, bank stabilization, structures or other physical
alterations to an estuary.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the state of development of
adult education in Nigeria.
The major objectives were to review the state of development of
Nigerian adult education programs, assess the overall effectiveness of
these programs, and utilize the findings to suggest action for future
program improvement....
The purpose of the study was to determine if a self-assessment procedure provides data with acceptable accuracy for use in Adult Basic Education placement diagnostic batteries. Several factors descriptive of the population and the treatment were studied: 1. The overall degree of accuracy in computation and word pronunciation. 2. The...
Variability of plant species distributions, plant connunities,
soil and hydrological factors in an area of the Netarts Spit tidal
marsh are examined. The purpose is to advance general understanding
of Oregon's tidal marsh ecosystems in terms of plant coninunities and
functio'nal habitat conditions and make a contribution to the conceptual...
Twenty managers of large diversified irrigated farms in the Willamette Valley area of Oregon were interviewed about the economic information and analysis techniques they use when making crop selection decisions. Two community college farm management instructors, two agricultural lenders, and two certified public accountants working with farmers were interviewed about...
Literature exploring the use of soil conservation
practices has generaly lacked a theoretical
framework. This study proposes a decision-making
model comprised of physical, personal, economic, and
institutional factors. Data from Monroe County,
Missouri, are used to test the hypothesized relationships
of explanatory variables to variations in nurnber
of practices used...
Land use regulation as a nonstructural method of flood
damage mitigation has proven to be a controversial measure due, among
other things, to suspected adverse impacts upon residential land values.
Little evidence, however, has been gathered to substantiate this claim.
This study attempts to analyze the relationship between flood plain...
This paper presents roughly estimated potential fish resources and the current status of the fisheries referring to the problems and prospects of the fisheries. Recommendations on research, development, and management are included.
This report reviews previous studies and presents original data on the
biology, habitat, fisheries biology and fisheries oceanography of the jack
mackerel fishery of Chile, and has been written as a contribution for a future management of this fishery.
Federal legislation and U. S. Army Corps of
Engineer regulations require that human burials be
removed for reinterment if they are to be inundated
as a result of dam construction. The final phase of
the Applegate Lake Project was the archeological
removal, analysis and identification of two historic
Euro-American cemeteries,...
This study was conducted to observe the manner in which three local
public interest organizations participated in a local, environmentallyoriented
decision process. The study period began in December, 1978,
with the passage of a revised solid waste ordinance (Ord. 78-102) for
the City of Corvallis, OR. The main forum for...
This study investigated the private costs to individual households
of large-lot zoning policies. The study asked whether typical
zoning ordinances create shortages of small lots or small structures
and, if so, what the magnitude of the resultant welfare loss is.
The hypotheses were suggested by a theoretical model developed
to...
Native Americans in southwest Oregon are a heterogenous
group comprising one-quarter of the state's total Indian
population. Despite their notable size, Native Americans in
this six county area are either ineligible for, or inaccessible
to, federally sponsored Indian health facilities available
to Native peoples elsewhere. Research was conducted
over an...
Only when all aspects of the German film industry of
the 1920's have been fully analyzed and understood will
"Weimar film" be truly comprehensible. Once this has been
achieved the study of this phenomenon will fulfill its potential
and provide accurate insights into the Weimar era.
Ambitious psychoanalytic studies of...
Excavation of two archeological sites, 353A47 and 35JA49,
in the upper Applegate River Valley of southwestern Oregon was
conducted in 1978 by the Department of Anthropology, Oregon State
University. Site 353A47 is a multi-component site, of which only
the late-prehistoric stratum, containing one complete and two
partial housepits and a...
The purpose of the research is to develop a methodology
whereby an objective evaluation of the performance approach to land
use planning may be possible. The methodology includes questionnaires
and a field sheet that relate to the administration process of permit
application and indicators of quality in developments. The methodology...
Recent national and state legislation reflect a
growing awareness of the need for comprehensive cultural
resource management programs. Various pieces of federal
legislation and Oregon's Senate Bill 100 demonstrate a
willingness of governments to provide for such programs.
The administration of local land use issues at the state
government level...
Recent organic-rich deposits on the Peru continental margin
occur along the upper slope (100-450 m) between about ll°S and 16°S
and along the lower continental slope (>2000 m). The upper slope
deposits reflect high biological production in response to coastal
upwelling, but preservation of organic matter is enhanced by the...
Geographical geomorphology is a young science with a long,
complex history closely paralleling the growth and development of
geology. From an enthusiastic beginning under the tutelage of
William Morris Davis, geographical geomorphology rapidly lost its
influence and stature in geography. Today there is a sense of
purpose and direction that...
The siting of a new industrial plant generally results
from the favorable match of the needs of an industrial
firm arid the assets of a community. Citizens of
Oregon have taken a very active role in planning and decision
making at the local level due to legislation in
the past...
In 1979, the Geographic Applications Laboratory
of the Department of Geography, Oregon State University,
was retained by the Portland General Electric Company to
form and supervise a program to monitor the bioenvironment
in the vicinity of the Boardman Coal-Fired Power plant. This
partially fulfills requirements of the Department of Energy...
Surveys of amateur artifact collections in southwest Oregon indicate
that traditional settlement pattern models for this region may be in error.
Based on the distribution of major styles of projectile points, at least
two distinct periods of occupation are definable. The Early period is
tentatively dated between 1000 B.C. and...
The Neptune site (35LA3), a small shell midden, is located
approximately five kilometers south of Yachats on the central
Oregon coast. Test excavations were conducted at the site during
the summer of 1973 by Oregon State University under the direction
of Dr. Richard E. Ross. A shell analysis was later...
Negative feedback has become ubiquitous in science both as a
technique and as a conceptual tool. As a technique, negative feedback
has a long history; devices based in its use were made in
antiquity. It has only been during the last century, however, that
rigorous quantitiative methods have become associated...
Production Systems are languages widely used for the implementation of Artificial Intelligence projects. They support programs in which the sequence of instructions is not fully determined at the beginning of their execution, as well as 'event driven' programs (i.e. the occurrence of a particular element in the data set determines...
System architectures for interconnecting large numbers of processors are being widely studied [AG82,TH75,TR82]. Of particular interest in such architectures is the exploitation of concurrency among processors. This concurrency can be parallelism, in which different parts of a single data case are processed at the same time, or pipelining, in which...