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Lakes Basin Bibliography

Creator:: Avery, Bonnie E.
Abstract:: The Lakes Basin Bibliography consists of over 600 references relating to the natural resources of Oregon’s Lakes Basin. Forty percent of the items listed are available to anyone online though not all links are persistent. The remaining sixty percent are held in at least one library either in print or...
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Full Text:: record of decision and nonsignificant amendment #58: Malheur National Forest, Prairie City Ranger

River influences on shelf ecosystems: Introduction and synthesis

Creator:: Hickey, B. M., Kudela, R. M., Nash, Jonathan, Bruland, K. W., Peterson, W. T., MacCready, P., Lessard, E. J., Jay, D. A., Banas, N. S., Baptista, A. M., Dever, Edward P., Kosro, P. Michael, Kilcher, L. K., Homer-Devine, A. R., Zaron, E. D., McCabe, R. M., Peterson, J. O., Orton, P. M., Pan, J., and Lohan, M. C.
Abstract:: River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems (RISE) is the first comprehensive interdisciplinary study of the rates and dynamics governing the mixing of river and coastal waters in an eastern boundary current system, as well as the effects of the resultant plume on phytoplankton standing stocks, growth and grazing rates, and community...
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Full Text:: buoyant plume originating from the Columbia River. This introductory paper provides background information

Pioneer stories of Linn County, Oregon : Volume 3

Creator:: Haskin, Leslie L. (Leslie Loren), 1882-1949, Williamson, Nina L., and Linn Genealogical Society (Albany, Or.)
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
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Memoirs of William Jasper Gilstrap

Creator:: Gilstrap, William J.
Abstract:: In this memoir, by alumnus and Zoology Department instructor William J. Gilstrap, the author details various aspects of his life, including: childhood in Missouri, student experience at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) in the 1890s, and his medical practice in various Oregon locales. Gilstrap also describes in this narrative the origins...
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Full Text:: in the Portland papers that he was accidentally drowned while fishing in the Columbia river. John

The Distribution and Reproductive Success of the Western Snowy Plover along the Oregon Coast - 2010

Creator:: Lauten, David J., Castelein, Kathleen A., Farrar, Daniel, Kotaich, Adam A., Gaines, Eleanor P., and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: From 8 April – 27 September 2010 we monitored the distribution, abundance and productivity of the federally Threatened Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) along the Oregon coast. From north to south, we surveyed and monitored plover activity at Sutton Beach, Siltcoos River estuary, the Dunes Overlook, North Tahkenitch Creek,...
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Full Text:: Way North Bend, Oregon 97459 Siuslaw National Forest 4077 SW Research Way Corvallis OR, 97333

Urban and rural-residential land uses : their role in watershed health and the rehabilitation of Oregon's wild salmonids

Creator:: Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team
Abstract:: Urban areas currently cover a small fraction of Oregon’s landscape but will expand to accommodate an increasingly large proportion of the state’s growing population and economic activity. Residential developments on rural lands now cover more than twice the area occupied by Oregon’s urban developments and are growing rapidly. Oregon urban...
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Full Text:: Network, NOAA Fisheries, NOAA National Ocean Services, Oregon DLCD, and Oregon DEQ. A draft of the report

Native fish of the Upper Deschutes: Status and recommended restoration actions

Creator:: Davis, H. Tom, Kunkel, Clair, and Bassett, Russell
Abstract:: This report is intended for citizen advocates. The goal is to provide a concise summary of current issues and problems for native salmonids in the Upper Deschutes and describe the actions needed to resolve those problems. It is based on information from all federal and Oregon agencies involved in the...
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Full Text:: ft. on Mt. Jefferson, to 1,940 ft. at LBC. Land ownership is about 68% National Forest, 27% Warm

Environmental Effects of Tidal Energy Development

Creator:: Polagye, Brian, Van Cleve, Brie, Copping, Andrea, and Kirkendall, Keith
Abstract:: This report summarizes the outcomes of a March 22-25, 2010, workshop in Seattle, Washington, on the environmental effects of tidal energy development. The workshop focused on building capabilities to evaluate the environmental effects of tidal energy from turbines placed in the water column throughout the United States. However, it did...
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Full Text:: Locke, Secretary of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Jane Lubchenco

Wood handbook : wood as an engineering material

Creator:: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.)
Abstract:: Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material. Presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer. Includes discussion of designing with wood and wood-based products along with some pertinent uses.
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Full Text:: system that provides interna- tional recognition for national forest certification programs. Founded in

Reconstructing juvenile chinook salmon life history in the Salmon River Estuary, Oregon, using otolith microchemistry and microstructure

Creator:: Volk, Eric C., Bottom, Daniel L., Jones, Kim K., and Simenstad, Charles A.
Abstract:: We quantified the juvenile rearing and migratory patterns of individuals from a population of fall-spawning Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in Oregon's Salmon River estuary using otolith microchemistry and microstructure. The study confirmed the daily periodicity of otolith growth increments in a natural fish population under field conditions and validated fundamental...
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Full Text:: , Anchorage, Alaska, 99518, USA b National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration–Fisheries, Northwest

Marine distributions of chinook salmon from the West Coast of North America determined by coded wire tag recoveries

Creator:: Weitkamp, Laurie A.
Abstract:: The coded wire tag (CWT) database contains detailed information on millions of Pacific salmon Oncorhynchus spp. released from hatcheries or smolt traps and recovered in the north Pacific Ocean and its tributaries. I used this data set to examine the spatial and temporal variation in the marine distributions of 77...
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Stream temperature change detection for state and private forests in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Groom, Jeremiah D., Dent, Liz, and Madsen, Lisa J.
Abstract:: Oregon’s forested coastal watersheds support important cold-water fisheries of salmon and steelhead (Oncorhynchus spp.) as well as forestry-dependent local economies. Riparian timber harvest restrictions in Oregon and elsewhere are designed to protect stream habitat characteristics while enabling upland timber harvest. We present an assessment of riparian leave tree rule effectiveness...
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Full Text:: privately owned and state forest sites with Oregon’s water quality temperature antidegradation standard, the

Biological Assessment and Essential Fish Habitat Assessment for the construction of NOAA's Marine Operations Center-Pacific in Newport, Oregon (Township 11 South, Range 11 West, and Section 17 6th field HUC 171002040303)

Creator:: van Staveren, John, Hawkins, Amy, Tumer, Craig, Groff, Dale, Lomnicky, Gregg, and Pacific Habitat Services, Inc.
Abstract:: This is a Biological Assessment (BA) addressing the potential effects on aquatic species currently listed or proposed for listing under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) from the construction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Operations Center – Pacific (MOC-P) in Newport, Oregon. The MOC-P is proposed...
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Variations of δ¹⁸O in rainwater from southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Ersek, Vasile, Mix, Alan C., and Clark, Peter U.
Abstract:: We examine the relation between δ¹⁸O in rainwater collected in southwestern Oregon and climate variables including temperature, parcel trajectory, precipitation amount, and specific humidity. Local surface air temperature at the time of sample collection explains a large proportion of δ¹⁸O variability, suggesting that paleoclimatic archives that are related to rainfall...
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Full Text:: Vancouver Island (British Columbia), the nearest GNIP station that has both d18O and temperature information

Tyloses and phenolic deposits in xylem vessels impede water transport in low-lignin transgenic poplars: a study by cryo-fluorescence microscopy

Creator:: Kitin, Peter, Voelker, Steven L., Meinzer, Frederick C., Beeckman, Hans, Strauss, Steven H., and Lachenbruch, Barbara
Abstract:: Of 14 transgenic poplar genotypes (Populus tremula × Populus alba) with antisense 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase that were grown in the field for 2 years, five that had substantial lignin reductions also had greatly reduced xylem-specific conductivity compared with that of control trees and those transgenic events with small reductions in...
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Full Text:: , Belgium (P.K., H.B.); Department of Wood Science and Engineering (S.L.V., B.L.) and Department of Forest

Three Recent Flavors of Drought in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Bumbaco, Karin A. and Mote, Philip W.
Abstract:: In common with much of the western United States, the Pacific Northwest (defined in this paper as Washington and Oregon) has experienced an unusual number of droughts in the past decade. This paper describes three of these droughts in terms of the precipitation, temperature, and soil moisture anomalies, and discusses...
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Full Text:: Columbia, however, was not as lucky, with 2003 ranking as the worst year on record for forest fires

The Oregon Coastal and Marine Data Network Workshop Summary

Creator:: Gaines, Lisa, Walsh, Kuuipo, Risien, Julie, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: The purpose of the Oregon Coastal and Marine Data Network Workshop was to begin to set the stage for fostering a network of people and data. The workshop was designed to enable individuals in agencies and other organizations who are directly engaged in coastal marine spatial planning to discuss and...
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Full Text:: national ocean plan. Oregon has many entities working on data and information products that are of use to

Ecological baselines for Oregon's coast: a report for agencies that manage Oregon's coastal habitats for ecological and economic sustainability, and for all who are interested in the welfare of wildlife that inhabit our coast and its estuaries

Creator:: Hall, Roberta L., Ebert, Thomas A., Gilden, Jennifer S., Hatch, David R., Mrakovcich, Karina Lorenz, and Smith, Courtland L.
Abstract:: Against the backdrop of growing concern about dead zones, rare and endangered sea mammals, depletion of Oregon’s once‐abundant fish stocks, acidification threatening coastal molluscs, and proposals for marine reserves along Oregon’s coastline, a multidisciplinary group of scientists was called together in 2008 to discuss what is known about Oregon’s coastal...
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Full Text:: plants has been documented in British Columbia, which had very large coastal villages at the time of

Landscape characteristics and coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) distributions: explaining abundance versus occupancy

Creator:: Steel, E. A., Jensen, D. W., Burnett, K. M., Christiansen, K., Firman, J. C., Feist, B. E., Anlauf, K. J., and Larsen, D. P.
Abstract:: Distribution of fishes, both occupancy and abundance, is often correlated with landscape-scale characteristics (e.g., geology, climate, and human disturbance). Understanding these relationships is essential for effective conservation of depressed populations. We used landscape characteristics to explain the distribution of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the Oregon Plan data set, one...
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Full Text:: Forest Service and Oregon State University, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA. J.C. Firman

Winter dispersal and activity patterns of post-breeding black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla from Prince William Sound, Alaska

Creator:: McKnight, Aly, Irons, David B., Allyn, Andrew J., Sullivan, Kelsey M., and Suryan, Robert M.
Abstract:: As colony-specific wintering ecology of small and medium-sized seabirds is poorly understood, it has been generally assumed that winter conditions have the same effect on all individuals from any given colony. However, advances in global positioning technology now allow researchers to investigate movements of smaller seabirds. We tracked black-legged kittiwakes...
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Full Text:: -central and southeast Alaska, as well as coastal British Columbia, particularly Vancouver Island, were

Host–parasite distributions under changing climate: Tsuga heterophylla and Arceuthobium tsugense in Alaska

Creator:: Barrett, Tara M., Latta, Greg, Hennon, Paul E., Eskelson, Bianca N.I., and Temesgen, Hailemariam
Abstract:: Dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium species) influence many processes within forested ecosystems, but few studies have examined their distribution in relation to climate. An analysis of 1549 forested plots within a 14.5 million ha region of southeast Alaska provided strong indications that climate currently limits hemlock dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium tsugense (Rosendahl) G.N....
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Full Text:: included in the sampled population with the exception of national forest wil- derness and Glacier Bay

A comparison of selected parametric and imputation methods for estimating snag density and snag quality attributes

Creator:: Eskelson, B. N. I., Temesgen, H., and Hagar, J. C.
Abstract:: Snags (standing dead trees) are an essential structural component of forests. Because wildlife use of snags depends on size and decay stage, snag density estimation without any information about snag quality attributes is of little value for wildlife management decision makers. Little work has been done to develop models that...
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Full Text:: , P.L. (eds.), 2005. The enhanced Forest Inventory and Analysis program—national sampling design and

An introduced Asian parasite threatens northeastern Pacific estuarine ecosystems

Creator:: Chapman, John W., Dumbauld, Brett R., Itani, Gyo, and Markham, John C.
Abstract:: The introduced Asian parasitic bopyrid isopod, Orthione griffenis, was first discovered on the Pacific coast of North America in Washington in 1988 and next in California in 1992. The range of Orthione presently extends from British Columbia to Baja California, where it infests at least two species of the native...
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Full Text:: Austinogebia narutensis. These Fig. 1 Orthione griffenis survey localities between Vancouver, British Columbia

Patterns in Catch Per Unit Effort of Native Prey Fish and Alien Piscivorous Fish in 7 Pacific Northwest USA Rivers

Creator:: Hughes, Robert M. and Herlihy, Alan T.
Abstract:: OBJECTIVE. Hospital readmissions are a current target of initiatives to reduce healthcare costs. This study quantified the association between having a clinical culture positive for 1 of 3 prevalent hospital-associated organisms and time to hospital readmission. DESIGN. Retrospective cohort study. PATIENTS AND SETTING. Adults admitted to an academic, tertiary care...
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Full Text:: the Columbia River to the abundance of cyprinids, catostomids, and cottids there. To evaluate the

The Seed Cone Eathiestrobus gen. nov.: Fossil Evidence for a Jurassic Origin of Pinaceae

Creator:: Rothwell, Gar W., Mapes, Gene, Stockey, Ruth A., and Hilton, Jason
Abstract:: Premise of the study: Pinaceae and nonpinoid species are sister groups within the conifer clade as inferred from molecular systematic comparisons of living species and therefore should have comparable geological ages. However, the fossil record for the nonpinoid lineage of extant conifer families is Triassic, nearly 100 million years older...
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Full Text:: ) for collecting assistance and Lyall Anderson (formerly National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh) and

Seed Cone Anatomy of Cheirolepidiaceae (Coniferales): Reinterpreting Pararaucaria patagonica Wieland

Creator:: Escapa, Ignacio H., Rothwell, Gar W., Stockey, Ruth A., and Cuneo, N. Ruben
Abstract:: Premise of the study: Seed cone morphology and anatomy reflect some of the most important changes in the phylogeny and evolutionary biology of conifers. Reexamination of the enigmatic Jurassic seed cone Pararaucaria patagonica reveals previously unknown systematically informative characters that demonstrate affinities with the Cheirolepidiaceae. This paper documents, for the...
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Full Text:: famous Jurassic Cerro Cuadrado petrifi ed forest of Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina. Following the

A Lower Cretaceous (Valanginian) seed cone provides the earliest fossil record for Picea (Pinaceae)

Creator:: Klymiuk, Ashley A. and Stockey, Ruth A.
Abstract:: Premise of study: Sequence analyses for Pinaceae have suggested that extant genera diverged in the late Mesozoic. While the fossil record indicates that Pinaceae was highly diverse during the Cretaceous, there are few records of living genera. This description of an anatomically preserved seed cone extends the fossil record for...
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Full Text:: local- ity of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The new cone is most similar to extant Picea

A model-data comparison of gross primary productivity: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis

Creator:: Schaefer, Kevin, Schwalm, Christopher R., Williams, Chris, Arain, M. Altaf, Barr, Alan, Chen, Jing M., Davis, Kenneth J., Dimitrov, Dimitre, Hilton, Timothy W., Hollinger, David Y., Humphreys, Elyn, Poulter, Benjamin, Raczka, Brett M., Richardson, Andrew D., Sahoo, Alok, Thornton, Peter, Vargas, Rodrigo, Verbeeck, Hans, Anderson, Ryan, Baker, Ian, Black, T. Andrew, Bolstad, Paul, Chen, Jiquan, Curtis, Peter S., Desai, Ankur R., Dietze, Michael, Dragoni, Danilo, Gough, Christopher, Grant, Robert F., Gu, Lianhong, Jain, Atul, Kucharik, Chris, Law, Beverly, Liu, Shuguang, Lokipitiya, Erandathie, Margolis, Hank A., Matamala, Roser, McCaughey, J. Harry, Monson, Russ, Munger, J. William, Oechel, Walter, Peng, Changhui, Price, David T., Ricciuto, Dan, Riley, William J., Roulet, Nigel, Tian, Hanqin, Tonitto, Christina, Torn, Margaret, Weng, Ensheng, and Zhou, Xiaolu
Abstract:: Accurately simulating gross primary productivity (GPP) in terrestrial ecosystem models is critical because errors in simulated GPP propagate through the model to introduce additional errors in simulated biomass and other fluxes. We evaluated simulated, daily average GPP from 26 models against estimated GPP at 39 eddy covariance flux tower sites...
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Full Text:: , Colombo, Sri Lanka. 21Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

An Ecological Approach to Integrating Conservation and Highway Planning Volume 2

Creator:: Institute for Natural Resources, NatureServe, Parametrix, CH2M HILL, and Transposition Research Board of the National Academies
Abstract:: This report is intended to help transportation and environmental professionals apply ecological principles early in the planning and programming process of highway capacity improvements to inform later environmental reviews and permitting. Ecological principles consider cumulative landscape, water resources, and habitat impacts of planned infrastructure actions, as well as the localized...
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Full Text:: , U.S. Department of Transportation David L. Strickland, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety

Reduction in carbon uptake during turn of the century drought in western North America

Creator:: Schwalm, Christopher R., Williams, Christopher A., Schaefer, Kevin, Baldocchi, Dennis D., Black, T. Andrew, Goldstein, Allen H., Law, Beverly E., Oechel, Walter C., Paw U, Kyaw Tha, and Scott, Russel L.
Abstract:: Fossil fuel emissions aside, temperate North America is a net sink of carbon dioxide at present¹⁻³. Year-to-year variations in this carbon sink are linked to variations in hydroclimate that affect net ecosystem productivity³,⁴. The severity and incidence of climatic extremes, including drought, have increased as a result of climate warming⁵⁻⁸....
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Vascular Plant Inventory for Lewis and Clark National Historical Park : Public Version

Creator:: Wise, Lindsey Koepke and Kagan, Jimmy
Abstract:: A study to review the status and distribution of vascular plants at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park was initiated in 2009 and completed in 2010 by the Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center at Oregon State University. This study built on previous inventories conducted under the National Park Service‘s Inventory...
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Full Text:: on the bluffs overlooking the Columbia River. The original national memorial site, Fort Clatsop

Samuel H. Graf letters (1903-1920)

Creator:: Graf, Samuel Herman, 1887-, Bell, Chris, and Dockendorf, Laurie
Abstract:: During the early fall of 1998, I made contact with Therese Graf Tanalski when I was searching for family members of deceased Hall of Fame members. Therese grew up in Corvallis, attended OSU, and married a 1944 CE graduate, Theodore T. Tanalski. During my conversations and correspondence with Mrs. Tanalski...
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Full Text:: they licked those other schools so bad at Columbia U. canying off the Banner the Silver Cup and about

Marine environment-based forecasting of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) adult recruitment

Creator:: Rupp, David E., Wainwright, Thomas C., Lawson, Peter W., and Peterson, William T.
Abstract:: Generalized additive models (GAMs) were used to investigate the relationships between annual recruitment of natural coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) from Oregon coastal rivers and indices of the physical ocean environment. Nine indices were examined, ranging from large-scale ocean indicators, e.g., Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), to indicators of the local ecosystem...
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Full Text:: inhabits rivers along the Oregon coast, excluding the Columbia River. Adult OCN coho abundances were at

Individual condition and stream temperature influence early maturation of rainbow and steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

Creator:: McMillan, John R., Dunham, Jason B., Reeves, Gordon H., Mills, Justin S., and Jordan, Chris E.
Abstract:: Alternative male phenotypes in salmonine fishes arise from individuals that mature as larger and older anadromous marine-migrants or as smaller and younger freshwater residents. To better understand the processes influencing the expression of these phenotypes we examined the influences of growth in length (fork length) and whole body lipid content...
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Full Text:: . Reeves United States Forest Service/PNW Research Station, Corvallis, OR, USA C. E. Jordan National

Prey Suitability and Phenology of Leucopis spp. (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae) Associated With Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Grubin, Sarah M., Ross, Darrell W., and Wallin, Kimberly F.
Abstract:: Leucopis spp. (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae) from the Pacific Northwest previously were identified as potential biological control agents for the hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), in the eastern United States. We collected Leucopis spp. larvae from A. tsugae infested western hemlocks in Oregon and Washington and reared them on...
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Full Text:: forest entomology in ex- otic forests in New Zealand. Proceedings, Tenth Inter- national Congress of

Integration of MODIS land and atmosphere products with a coupled-process model to estimate gross primary productivity and evapotranspiration from 1 km to global scales

Creator:: Ryu, Youngryel, Baldocchi, Dennis D., Kobayashi, Hideki, van Ingen, Catharine, Li, Jie, Black, T. Andy, Beringer, Jason, van Gorsel, Eva, Knohl, Alexander, Law, Beverly E., and Roupsard, Olivier
Abstract:: We propose the Breathing Earth System Simulator (BESS), an upscaling approach to quantify global gross primary productivity and evapotranspiration using MODIS with a spatial resolution of 1-5 km and a temporal resolution of 8 days. This effort is novel because it is the first system that harmonizes and utilizes MODIS...
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Full Text:: , University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Copyright 2011 by the American

Coseismic slip on the southern Cascadia megathrust implied by tsunami deposits in an Oregon lake and earthquake-triggered marine turbidites

Creator:: Witter, Robert C., Zhang, Yinglong, Wang, Kelin, Goldfinger, Chris, Priest, George R., and Allan, Jonathan C.
Abstract:: We test hypothetical tsunami scenarios against a 4,600-year record of sandy deposits in a southern Oregon coastal lake that offer minimum inundation limits for prehistoric Cascadia tsunamis. Tsunami simulations constrain coseismic slip estimates for the southern Cascadia megathrust and contrast with slip deficits implied by earthquake recurrence intervals from turbidite...
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Affinities of the Boletus chromapes group to Royoungia and the description of two new genera, Harrya and Australopilus

Creator:: Halling, Roy E., Nuhn, Mitchell, Osmundson, Todd, Fechner, Nigel, Trappe, James M., Soytong, Kasem, Arora, David, Hibbett, David S., and Binder, Manfred
Abstract:: Harrya is described as a new genus of Boletaceae to accommodate Boletus chromapes, a pink capped bolete with a finely scabrous stipe adorned with pink scabers, a chrome yellow base, and a reddish brown spore deposit. Phylogenetic analyses of large subunit rDNA and translation elongation factor 1α confirm Harrya as...
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Full Text:: ; Queensland Herbarium, Trappe, James; Oregon State University, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society

Live plant imports: the major pathway for forest insect and pathogen invasions of the US

Creator:: Liebhold, Andrew M., Brockerhoff, Eckehard G., Garrett, Lynn J., Parke, Jennifer L., and Britton, Kerry O.
Abstract:: Trade in live plants has been recognized worldwide as an important invasion pathway for non-native plant pests. Such pests can have severe economic and ecological consequences. Nearly 70% of damaging forest insects and pathogens established in the US between 1860 and 2006 most likely entered on imported live plants. The...
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Full Text:: planted near Vancouver, British Columbia. This provided the pathogen entry to western North America, where

Host–parasite distributions under changing climate: Tsuga heterophylla and Arceuthobium tsugense in Alaska

Creator:: Barrett, Tara M., Latta, Greg, Hennon, Paul E., Eskelson, Bianca N.I., and Temesgen, Hailemariam
Abstract:: Dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium species) influence many processes within forested ecosystems, but few studies have examined their distribution in relation to climate. An analysis of 1549 forested plots within a 14.5 million ha region of southeast Alaska provided strong indications that climate currently limits hemlock dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium tsugense (Rosendahl) G.N....
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Full Text:: with the exception of national forest wil- derness and Glacier Bay National Park. Of the sample, 1549

Historical vegetation of central southwest Oregon, based on GLO survey notes : final report to USDI Bureau of Land Management, Medford District

Creator:: Hickman, O. Eugene, Christy, John A., and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: Final report to USDI Bureau of Land Management. Medford District, Oregon.
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Identification of Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Energy Space-Use Conflicts and Analysis of Potential Mitigation Measures

Creator:: Conway, Flaxen D. L., Hall-Arber, Madeleine, Harte, Michael, Hudgens, Daniel, Murray, Thomas, Pomeroy, Carrie, Weiss, John, Wiggin, Jack, and Wright, Dawn
Abstract:: Outer Continental Shelf Study BOEM 2012-083. The ocean accommodates a wide variety of uses that are separated by time of day, season, location, and zones. Conflict can and does occur, however, when two or more groups wish to use the same space at the same time in an exclusive manner....
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Full Text:: -083. You will also be able to obtain this report in the near future from BOEM or from the National

Reconsidering Relationships among Stem and Crown Group Pinaceae: Oldest Record of the Genus Pinus from the Early Cretaceous of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Creator:: Ryberg, Patricia E., Rothwell, Gar W., Stockey, Ruth A., Hilton, Jason, Mapes, Gene, and Riding, James B.
Abstract:: This study describes a specimen that extends the oldest fossil evidence of Pinus L. to the Early Cretaceous Wealden Formation of Yorkshire, UK (131-129 million years ago), and prompts a critical reevaluation of criteria that are employed to identify crown group genera of Pinaceae from anatomically preserved seed cones. The...
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Cradle-to-Gate Life-Cycle Inventory and Impact Assessment of Wood Fuel Pellet Manufacturing from Hardwood Flooring Residues in the Southeastern United States

Creator:: Reed, Daniel, Bergman, Richard, Kim, Jae-Woo, Taylor, Adam, Harper, David, Jones, David, Knowles, Chris, and Puettmann, Maureen E.
Abstract:: In this article, we present cradle-to-gate life-cycle inventory (LCI) data for wood fuel pellets manufactured in the Southeast United States. We surveyed commercial pellet manufacturers in 2010, collecting annual production data for 2009. Weighted-average inputs to, and emissions from, the pelletization process were determined. The pellet making unit process was...
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Full Text:: . University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Pa, A., J. S. Craven, T. Xiaotao, T

Taxonomic Clarification of Lupinus oreganus and Lupinus biddlei in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Creator:: Severns, Paul M., Meyers, Stephen C., and Tran, Tri
Abstract:: Through a phylogenetic study Using LECCYCIA nucleotide sequences and a survey of historical Botanical literature, we propose clarifications in the nomenclature of Lupinus oreganus and Lupinus biddlei. The former taxon has been incorrectly classified as Lupinus sulphurcus ssp. kincaidii and recently as L. oreganus var. kincaidii. The latter has recently...
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Top 40 Priorities for Science to Inform US Conservation and Management Policy

Creator:: Fleishman, Erica, Blockstein, David E., Hall, John A., Mascia, Michael B., Rudd, Murray A., Scott, J. Michael, Sutherland, William J., Bartuska, Ann M., Brown, A. Gordon, Christen, Catherine A., Clement, Joel P., Dellasala, Dominick, Duke, Clifford S., Eaton, Marietta, Fiske, Shirley J., Gosnell, Hannah, Haney, J. Christopher, Hutchins, Michael, Klein, Mary L., Marqusee, Jeffrey, Noon, Barry R., Nordgren, John R., Orbuch, Paul M., Powell, Jimmie, Quarles, Steven P., Saterson, Kathryn A., Savitt, Charles C., Stein, Bruce A., Webster, Michael S., and Vedder, Amy
Abstract:: To maximize the utility of research to decisionmaking, especially given limited financial resources, scientists must set priorities for their efforts. We present a list of the top 40 high-priority, multidisciplinary research questions directed toward informing some of the most important current and future decisions about management of species, communities, and...
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Developing a broader scientific foundation for river restoration: Columbia River food webs

Creator:: Naiman, Robert J., Alldredge, J. Richard, Beauchamp, David A., Bisson, Peter A., Congleton, James, Henny, Charles J., Huntly, Nancy, Lamberson, Roland, Levings, Colin, Merrill, Erik N., Pearcy, William G., Rieman, Bruce E., Ruggerone, Gregory T., Scarnecchia, Dennis, Smouse, Peter E., and Wood, Chris C.
Abstract:: Well-functioning food webs are fundamental for sustaining rivers as ecosystems and maintaining associated aquatic and terrestrial communities. The current emphasis on restoring habitat structure-without explicitly considering food webs-has been less successful than hoped in terms of enhancing the status of targeted species and often overlooks important constraints on ecologically effective...
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Full Text:: British Columbia (Adjunct Faculty), Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Vancouver, BC

Avian Radar Baseline Study: Final Survey Report for the Proposed Reedsport Ocean Power Technologies Wave Park

Creator:: Geo-Marine, Inc.
Abstract:: Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI) conducted an offshore avian radar baseline study for Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) for a wave energy study located northwest of Reedsport, Oregon from 25 August through 29 October 2010. The study was conducted from shore with GMI’s Mobile Avian Radar System (MARS®). The MARS® was equipped...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Northeast NFEC Naval Facilities Engineering Command NM Nautical Mile(s) NOAA National Oceanic and

Riparian litter inputs to streams in the central Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Hart, Stephanie K., Hibbs, David E., and Perakis, Steven S.
Abstract:: Riparian-zone vegetation can influence terrestrial and aquatic food webs through variation in the amount, timing, and nutritional content of leaf and other litter inputs. We investigated how riparianforest community composition, understory density, and lateral slope shaped vertical and lateral litter inputs to 16 streams in the Oregon Coast Range. Riparian...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Range Stephanie K. Hart1 AND David E. Hibbs2 Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State

Pacific Storms Climatology Products (PSCP): Understanding Extreme Events

Creator:: Kruk, Michael C., Marra, John J., Ruggiero, Peter, Atkinson, David, Merrifield, Mark, Levinson, David, and Lander, Mark
Abstract:: Extreme events: the floods that displace us from our homes, the high waves that wash out coastal roads, or the toppling of trees and power poles from a passing storm. For locations around the Pacific Basin, where remote island chains sit perilously close to sea level and where rainfall is...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: high waves that wash out coastal roads, or the toppling of trees and power poles from a passing storm

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