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  • Independent Volunteer Travelers in Nepal

    Creator:
    Douglas, Heather F.
    Abstract:
    The objective of this research is to shed light on the phenomenon of independent volunteer traveling. It represents a form of tourism in which travelers independently organize their own volunteer efforts and typically provide assistance to local people in return for room and board. Travelers operate outside the confines of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    model of high integrity You will always, always be an important part of my life. Dr. Court Smith

  • Growth in herbaceous perennials

    Creator:
    Nakajima, Rie
    Abstract:
    Several studies of herbaceous perennials have addressed the effects of environmental factors during and after production, inherent cold hardiness, and post-harvest handling procedures to enhance flowering and growth during establishment. The regrowth of both woody and herbaceous forage plants following establishment is reported to be directly related to reserve-nitrogen content....
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    gratitude to the members of my graduate committee: Drs. Machteld Mok, Carol Mallory-Smith, and David Hibbs

  • Episodic dynamics of microbial communities associated with the birth and death of ectomycorrhizal mats in old-growth Douglas-fir stands

    Creator:
    Blanchard, Joseph H.
    Abstract:
    Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi of the genera Piloderma and Ramaria form dense hyphal mats in the organic and upper mineral soil layers, respectively, in coniferous forest floors of the Pacific Northwest. Previous studies have determined that fungal mats change the chemical, physical, and biological properties of the soil within. Little information...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Peter Bottomley and committee members Dave Myrold, Jane Smith, and Thorsten Egelkraut for their

  • Distribution of bats in Southeast Alaska and selection of day-roosts in trees by Keen’s myotis on Prince of Wales Island, Southeast Alaska

    Creator:
    Boland, Julia L.
    Abstract:
    We conducted capture and acoustic surveys for bats in six areas along a latitudinal gradient in Southeast Alaska from mid-May to September in 2005 and we continued surveys on Prince of Wales Island from mid-May to September in 2006. We determined the level of effort required to catch each species...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Smith who made this project and my involvement in it possible and who inspired and supported me with

  • The great fires : Indian burning and catastrophic forest fire patterns of the Oregon Coast Range, 1491-1951

    Creator:
    Zybach, Bob
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between land management practices of Indian communities prior to contact with Europeans and the nature or character of subsequent catastrophic forest fires in the Oregon Coast Range. The research focus is spatial and temporal patterns of Indian burning across the...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    . Committee members George Taylor, Kermit Cromack, Cynthia Twohy, and Court Smith must also be thanked for