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Historical disturbance regimes as a reference for forest policy

Creator:: Thompson, Jonathan R.
Abstract:: Using the historical range of forest conditions as a reference for managing landscapes has been proposed as a "coarse-filter" approach to biodiversity conservation. By emulating historical disturbance processes, it is thought that forest management can produce forest composition and structure similar to the conditions that once supported the native biota....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Disturbance Regimes as a Reference for Forest Policy Abstract approved: ____________________ _ K. Norman

Decision support systems for forest biodiversity management : a review of tools and an analytical-deliberative framework for understanding their successful application

Creator:: Gordon, Sean N.
Abstract:: The complexity of forest management has increased with the scope of resources of concern and the level of scrutiny from stakeholders. The design and use of specialized computer software, often referred to as “decision support systems” (DSS), is one method for helping managers deal with this complexity. DSS have proven...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: _____________________________________________________________________ K. Norman

The grassroots response to HIV/AIDS in Nyanza Province, Kenya : an analysis of the community-based approach for combating the multisectoral impact of an epidemic

Creator:: Johnson, Becky A.
Abstract:: From July to September, 2002 I spent ten weeks in Kenya conducting full-time research on the macroeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS and community action towards combating the epidemic in locations dominated by members of the Luo tribe in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Gathering data from both the Ministry of Health and non-governmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Becky A. Johnson for the degree of

A comparison of three certification systems with the 2005 McDonald-Dunn Forest plan revision

Creator:: Starker, Anna
Abstract:: This study compares the requirements of three forest certification systems, the Sustainable Forestry Institute (SFI), the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), with the 2005 McDonald-Dunn Forest Plan Revision. The analysis was done with a series of matrices comparing the requirements of SFI and FSC...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Revision. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________ K. Norman Johnson This

Temperature influences on cattle distribution and behavior in the central California foothills

Creator:: Smith, Kelly Ryan
Abstract:: The effect of temperature on cattle behavior and distribution was studied in the foothills of California. To accurately understand changes in livestock behavior and distribution, five seasonal trials, each spanning three to four weeks were conducted beginning spring 2004 and ending spring 2005. The two spring trials and the fall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Social and political dimensions of forest health

Creator:: Abrams, Jesse
Abstract:: The concept of forest health has recently emerged as a focal concept for federal forest policy. At the same time, social and political conflicts over the characteristics of a healthy forest, and over the causes of poor forest health, underscore the lack of a shared understanding of what the term...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Morphological variability and seed dormancy of Amelanchier (Rosaceae) grown in Oaxaca, Mexico

Creator:: Cruz-Cruz, Efrain
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine whether hybridization between Amelanchier denticulata. (H.B.K.) Koch and Amelanchier nervosa (Decaisne) StandL occurs in Oaxaca, Mexico, and to evaluate components of yield and germination characteristics and seed dormancy of Amelanchier denticulata. Amelanchier nervosa and Amelanchier denticulata samples and morphological characters were used...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Douglas E. Johnson for his insight and advise through the process ofmy studies; especially, for his time

The effects of water withdrawals on the emergence timing, adult body mass, and total emerging biomass of aquatic insects from two northeast Oregon rivers

Creator:: Brown, Phil D.
Abstract:: Small low-head diversion dams are capable of removing much of the flow of a river, often resulting in increased water temperatures and habitat loss. Warmer temperatures have been shown to accelerate aquatic invertebrate growth and development, and discharge reductions can reduce instream habitat, suggesting that water withdrawals may alter both...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Sherri Johnson Small low-head diversion dams are capable of removing much of the flow of a river

Persistence of spatial distribution patterns of coastal cutthroat trout in a Cascade mountain stream

Creator:: Novick, Marc S.
Abstract:: Previous research in South Fork Hinkle Creek suggested that coastal cutthroat trout exhibit an aggregated spatial pattern across multiple spatial scales. To evaluate the persistence of the observed abundance patterns and identify factors that affect those patterns, half-duplex passive integrated transponders (PIT-tags) were implanted in 320 coastal cutthroat trout (>...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Robert E. Gresswell Sherri L. Johnson Previous research in South Fork

Comparison of spatial distribution and resource use by Spanish and British breed cattle in northeastern Oregon prairie ecosystems

Creator:: Sheehy, Cody M.
Abstract:: We studied the distribution and habitat selection differences between Spanish breed (Corriente and Longhorn mix) and British breed cattle (Angus, Hereford). This study was located on the Zumwalt prairie during the spring and fall and along the Imnaha river for the winter. Each trial ran for two weeks and in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________________________ Douglas Johnson We studied the distribution and habitat selection differences between

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Historical disturbance regimes as a reference for forest policy

Decision support systems for forest biodiversity management : a review of tools and an analytical-deliberative framework for understanding their successful application

The grassroots response to HIV/AIDS in Nyanza Province, Kenya : an analysis of the community-based approach for combating the multisectoral impact of an epidemic

A comparison of three certification systems with the 2005 McDonald-Dunn Forest plan revision

Temperature influences on cattle distribution and behavior in the central California foothills

Social and political dimensions of forest health

Morphological variability and seed dormancy of Amelanchier (Rosaceae) grown in Oaxaca, Mexico

The effects of water withdrawals on the emergence timing, adult body mass, and total emerging biomass of aquatic insects from two northeast Oregon rivers

Persistence of spatial distribution patterns of coastal cutthroat trout in a Cascade mountain stream

Comparison of spatial distribution and resource use by Spanish and British breed cattle in northeastern Oregon prairie ecosystems

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