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Detection, classification and ecology of acoustic scattering layers

Creator:: Cade, David Edmund
Abstract:: Acoustic scattering layers of biological origin have been observed for nearly 70 years across the world’s oceans. The organisms that comprise these layers are known to be important features in most oceanic ecosystems, providing a vital trophic link between small phytoplankton grazers and larger species. There are many aspects of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: first applications of acoustic technology to biology was in the detection of an acoustic scattering

Proceedings of the Oregon Marine Renewable Energy Environmental Sciences Conference

Creator:: Boehlert, George W., Braby, Caren, Bull, Ann Scarborough, Helix, Mary Elaine, Henkel, Sarah, Klarin, Paul, and Schroeder, Donna
Abstract:: Development of wave and offshore wind-based marine renewable energy is anticipated on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off Oregon and much of the Pacific Northwest in the coming decade. Multiple issues related to environmental considerations and information needs remain for these emerging industries. The Oregon Marine Renewable Energy Environmental Science...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: SCIENCE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy

An Evaluation of Collaborative Salmon Fishery Management in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Creator:: Sheridan, Thomas M.
Abstract:: Collaborative decision-making is often promoted as a means to achieve socially acceptable and enduring solutions to natural resource management issues, and one that holds promise for resolving “wicked” problems. However, success rates for implementation of collaborative recommendations are unknown. This paper explores challenges to collaborative salmon fishery management in Prince...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: are willing to compromise, (2) an awareness and acceptance of the significant resources and time

Rocks and reactors : an atomic interpretation of human rights, 1941-1979

Creator:: Richards, Linda Marie
Abstract:: The atomic age was enacted by many scientists as a way to realize health and human rights. Human rights were conceived in this context as rights to economic development, science education, and nuclear medicine. The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) acted hand in hand with UN agencies and educators...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Hibakusha of Hiroshima and Nagasaki International Symposium on the Damage and After-Effects of the Atomic

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....
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: same time in an exclusive manner. The potential for conflict is well known and the management of ocean

IIFET 2016 Program and Abstract Booklet

Creator:: International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade
Abstract:: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, held July 11-15, 2016 at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Center (AECC), Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
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Full Text:: the 18th international conference the theme is "Challenging new frontiers in the global seafood sector

Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve Natural Resource Condition Assessment

Creator:: Adamus, Paul R.
Abstract:: We compiled existing data and information to characterize the condition and trends in high priority natural resources in Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA, or "the Reserve"). We identified 29 indicators to evaluate seven major resource concerns. For each indicator we attempted to define reference conditions to which we could...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Date Created:
Full Text:: reporting on their State of the Park and developing their Resource Stewardship Strategy. In attempts to

The Oregon Nearshore Research Inventory Project : the importance of science and the scientific research community in marine spatial planning

Creator:: Sherman, Kate
Abstract:: The purpose of Oregon's Nearshore Research Inventory (NRI) project was to inventory and map the current and future use of Oregon's nearshore environment by the scientific research community for use in Oregon's marine spatial planning process. Spatial and qualitative data on the use of Oregon's ocean and coast by the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Kate Sherman for the degree of Master of Science in Marine Resource Management presented on May 31

Patterns of distribution, abundance, and change over time in the marine bird community of Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989-2012

Creator:: Cushing, Daniel A.
Abstract:: Over recent decades, the marine ecosystems of Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska have experienced the concurrent effects of a major anthropogenic disturbance, the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS), and a dynamic atmospheric-oceanic environment. Studies of top marine consumers can provide insights into processes of ecosystem change. Using data collected...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Marine Bird Community of Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989-2012 AN

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...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: community needs in the planning and designing of new trans- portation capacity. SHRP 2 was authorized in

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...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: biological condition that are not listed. 2) Assess the current capacity of Oregon streams and rivers

Book of Abstracts : IIFET 2012 Tanzania : Visible Possibilities : The Economics of Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Trade

Creator:: Shriver, Ann L. and International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade
Abstract:: Proceedings of Visible Possibilities: The Economics of Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Trade, the 16th Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, held July 16-20, 2012 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: potential yield of exploited marine species, resulting in impacts on the economics of fisheries worldwide

Water content and electrical conductivity profile measurements for dispersive media using enhanced time domain and frequency domain models

Creator:: Flugstad, Benjamin A.
Abstract:: Water conservation and water quality are rapidly increasing in importance in all areas of the world. The ability to accurately measure soil water content and salinity, over a wide variety of conditions, is key to meeting this need. A set of forward prediction models and waveform interpretation algorithms to extract...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Benjamin A. Flugstad for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

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...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: summarizes the outcomes of a March 22-25, 2010, workshop in Seattle, Washington, on the environmental

Exploring the structural dynamics of human understanding : an historico-philosophical analysis of the problem of meaning in Heidegger and Bohr

Creator:: Tattersall, Mason
Abstract:: This dissertation explores the structural dynamics of human understanding and particularly the concept of meaning and its connections to concepts of ultimate ground, necessity and contingency, language, and perception. It focuses on the history of the concept of meaning in early twentieth-century European physics and philosophy, through an analysis of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: other on the level of basic ideas. In particular, this work explores an intersection between

Resilience of large river basins : applying social-ecological systems theory, conflict management, and collaboration on the Mekong and Columbia Basins

Creator:: MacQuarrie, Patrick R.
Abstract:: River basins provide essential services for both humans and ecosystems. Understanding the connections between ecosystems and society and their function has been at the heart of resilience studies and has become an increasing important endeavor in research and practice. In this dissertation, I define basin resilience as a river basin...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Patrick R. MacQuarrie for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Geography presented on July 11, 2012

Why aren't pigeon guillemots in Prince William Sound, Alaska recovering from the Exxon Valdez oil spill?

Creator:: Bixler, Kirsten S.
Abstract:: The Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) is now the only species of marine bird in Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska that is listed as "not recovering" on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee Council's Injured Resources List and has shown no sign of population recovery. During the 20 years since...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Proceedings of an International Symposium on the Role of Forage Fishes in Marine Ecosystems. Alaska Sea

Biological Soil Crusts of the Great Basin : An Examination of their Distribution, Recovery from Disturbance and Restoration

Creator:: Condon, Lea A.
Abstract:: We are at risk of losing the sagebrush steppe in the floristic Great Basin to the invasion of Bromus tectorum L., cheatgrass. The floristic Great Basin includes the Central Basin and Range, the Northern Basin and Range, and the Snake River Plain. The Great Basin receives most of its precipitation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in the region. 2. In a survey across the Great Basin, we recorded cover of lichens and mosses on

Aspects of the foraging ecology of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Frederick Sound and Stephens Passage, Southeast Alaska

Creator:: Szabo, Andrew R.
Abstract:: The North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) population has been increasing at an average annual rate of ~6% since the early 1990s. In northern Southeast Alaska alone, there are now more whales than estimated for the entire North Pacific several decades ago. An understanding of how this growing population is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Szabo for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Wildlife Science presented on May 9, 2011. Title

Range-use estimation and encounter probability for juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Prince William Sound-Kenai Fjords region of Alaska

Creator:: Meck, Stephen R.
Abstract:: Range, areas of concentrated activity, and dispersal characteristics for juvenile Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus in the endangered western population (west of 144° W in the Gulf of Alaska) are poorly understood. This study quantified space use by analyzing post-release telemetric tracking data from satellite transmitters externally attached to n...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Prince William Sound-Kenai Fjords Region of Alaska

San Juan Island National Historical Park Natural Resource Condition Assessment

Creator:: Adamus, Paul R.
Abstract:: We compiled existing data and information to characterize the condition and trends in high priority natural resources in San Juan Island National Historical Park. We identified 37 indicators to evaluate the condition and trend of these resources. For each indicator we attempted to define reference conditions to which we could...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: emphasized in a given project depend on the park’s resource setting, status of resource stewardship

The Oregon Water Conference 2011: evaluating and managing water resources in a climate of uncertainty

Creator:: Campana, Michael E., Ruff, James, Steinblums, Ivars, Chang, Heejun, Gannett, Marshall W., Laenen, Antonius, Lea, Jolyne, and Turner, Rudd
Abstract:: Program book for The Oregon Water Conference held May 24-25, 2011, Corvallis, OR.
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: Life Cycle of Dams: An Analysis of Policy Change on the Rogue River, Oregon 10:30 – 11:00 Suzanna

Research reports : 73rd Annual Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference

Creator:: Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference
Abstract:: Proceedings of the 73rd Annual Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference, held January 6-7, 2014 at the Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon.
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: an altitude of 1515 metres (4970 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in Yercaud is the

Forms of Life: Goethe’s Impact on Twentieth-Century Anglophone Botany and Morphology

Creator:: Hahn, Andre M.
Abstract:: This dissertation examines the impact of the German naturalist and literary figure Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s ideas on twentieth century Anglophone plant morphology and biology. Goethe interpreted the organ forms of flowering plants as metamorphoses of each other. His literary, historical, and philosophical writings suggest themes of alienation from and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Michael Hahn for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History of Science presented on August 6, 2018

Opening Pandora's Box at the Roof of the World : The Past and Present of Avian Influenza Science

Creator:: Canavan, Barbara C.
Abstract:: By means of a case study and historical analysis, this dissertation examines the past and present of avian influenza. By integrating disconnected histories of human and animal influenza, this dissertation links historical insights with the concerns of contemporary avian flu science. It is not only a natural history of avian...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: research focuses on an ecohealth approach, this would leave a gap in the analysis. In a search of

The Science of Becoming Noble: Rationalizing Aristocracy through Diagrammatic Notations for Dance and Drill in the Age of Enlightenment

Creator:: Caulkins, Tamara L.
Abstract:: During the eighteenth century, diagrams increasingly became an important aspect of scientific inquiry. Diagrams employed simplification as a strategy for representing complex information, played a role in standardizing scientific language, and served as instruments of reason to think through and communicate problems and findings in mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, natural...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Caulkins for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History of Science presented on August 7, 2018

An Experimental Investigation of Interstitial Air Movement in Seasonal Snow

Creator:: Drake, Stephen A.
Abstract:: Atmospheric pressure changes do not stop at the permeable snow surface but rather propagate into it. These pressure changes range from high-amplitude, low-frequency events caused by seasonal cycles and synoptic weather systems to small-amplitude, high-frequency events caused by topographic features and turbulence. The effect of pressure changes on interstitial air...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OF THE DISSERTATION OF Stephen A. Drake for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Ocean, Earth

Ocean Solutions, Earth Solutions

Creator:: Wright, Dawn J.
Abstract:: What affects the oceans affects terra firma. Ocean Solutions, Earth Solutions gathers the insights of more than 50 ocean and coastal science researchers exploring ocean components and their relationships, patterns, and trends over time and space. The book's 16 chapters feature geographic information system (GIS) best practices and include additional...
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: SOLUTIONS Foreword We are living on an ocean planet. In fact, more than 70% of the earth’s surface is

The Rogue Basin action plan for resilient watersheds and forests in a changing climate

Creator:: Myer, Gwyn
Abstract:: The Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative (SOFRC), the Model Forest Policy Program (MFPP) and the Rogue River-Siskiyou Forest Service (RRSFS) have a shared vision to enhance the resiliency of our communities and forests. In 2012, the Collaborative took the leadership role to engage in the Climate Solution’s University (CSU) Plan...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: climate action plan for the Rogue Basin is the result of a year of community team effort, bringing in an

The Responses of Slope-spawning Flatfish to Environmental Variability in the Eastern Bering Sea

Creator:: Vestfals, Cathleen D.
Abstract:: When adult spawning and juvenile settling locations of marine fishes are geographically separated, their early life history stages must rely on transport and their own behavior to move them toward suitable habitats for successful recruitment to the juvenile phase. Variations in climate may reduce the availability of spawning and juvenile...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Philosophy in Oceanography presented on October 2, 2015. Title: The Responses of Slope-spawning Flatfish

The Scientist’s Imagination: Cold War Politics and Nuclear Futures in Leo Szilard’s Fact and Fiction

Creator:: Dvorak, Anna Elizabeth
Abstract:: The story of Leo Szilard has not been told in its full complexity. This is especially so of the role imagination played in Szilard’s worldview. Szilard, like many other scientists in the mid-twentieth century, worked on the Manhattan Project. Like these other wartime participants, the work and relationships formed during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Project and his involvement during the war and petitions on the use of the weapons in Japan. Most

Second nature : domestication as experiment and metaphor in 20th century American psychobiology

Creator:: Blanchard, Nicholas
Abstract:: By 1900 domestication was a promising, if somewhat vexed, subject in biology. Volumes had been written about domestication, but little serious scientific inquiry was directed toward the phenomenon. Expertise lay with practical men, primarily breeders and fanciers. The bulk of scientific commentary on domestication came from anthropologists who derived theories...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: arrived on campus absolutely green in the work of history. Ron Doel and Mary Jo Nye gave me an

Characterizing the response of coralline algae to ocean acidification and nutrient changes in the California Current system

Creator:: Letzing, Sandy
Abstract:: Ocean acidification (OA) has emerged as an important focus of research and policy in this decade. Ocean acidification specifically refers to changes in the inorganic carbon system in the ocean resulting from its absorption of human-released CO₂ from the atmosphere. Anthropogenic atmospheric CO₂ levels are rapidly increasing; much of this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Letzing for the degree of Master of Science in Marine Resource Management presented on November 12, 2013

Biogeography of nonindigenous species: from description to prediction

Creator:: Reusser, Deborah A.
Abstract:: Nonindigenous species are a major threat to the ecological integrity and biodiversity of marine and estuarine ecosystems. To become a successful invader, species must pass through four phases: (1) survive transport, (2) survive release, (3) establish a population, and (4) expand their range. To better understand these processes, an integrated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ......................................................................................................... 26 CHAPTER 2: EVOLUTION OF NATURAL HISTORY INFORMATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY – DEVELOPING AN

Interpreting Climate of the Past from High-Resolution Ice Core Records of Methane

Creator:: Lee, James E.
Abstract:: Methane is a product of biogeochemical processes which respond to changes in climate. The history of atmospheric methane is recorded by ice cores providing insight into past changes in these biogeochemical processes. This dissertation is comprised of three studies which focus on centennial- and millenial-scale variability of methane from ice...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Science presented on October 4, 2017

Connecting local values and forest policy to the international forest sustainability dialogue

Creator:: Morré, Susan K.
Abstract:: Sustainable management of the world’s forests is a key component for conserving biodiversity, soil and water resources, mitigating climate change, strengthening economies, and promoting sustainable communities and human well-being, now and in the future. While international cooperation is important, the actual policies and management actions that affect forest conditions and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Forestry 2011). In order to facilitate international dialogue on sustainable forests, the FAO

Turbulence and biophysical fluxes in the near surface ocean

Creator:: Hoecker-Martínez, Martín
Abstract:: Vertical transports of plankton, momentum, heat, and turbulence are modeled. A novel integration of high resolution turbulence and biophysical modeling is used to show the influence of a Kelvin-Helmholtz instability on the vertical migration of simple gyrotactic organisms. A viscous limit on mixing driven by shear turbulence is proposed. Large...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ocean AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Mart́ın Hoecker-Mart́ınez for the degree of Doctor of

Breeding and foraging ecology of Caspian terns nesting on artificial islands in the Upper Klamath Basin, California

Creator:: Patterson, Allison (Allison Glider)
Abstract:: Availability of suitable nesting habitat that is free of nest predators and provides access to adequate prey resources within commuting distance is a major factor limiting seabird populations. Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) in western North America have shifted their breeding habitat from naturally occurring habitats in interior wetlands, lakes, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Nesting on Artificial Islands in the Upper Klamath Basin, California AN ABSTRACT OF THE

Effects of forest roads and tree removal in or near wetlands of the Pacific Northwest : a literature synthesis

Creator:: Adamus, Paul R.
Abstract:: Because studies of forestry effects on wetlands have been so infrequent in the Pacific Northwest, each section in this report drew heavily from studies of forestry impacts to streams and riparian zones. After assembly and synthesis, that information was extrapolated, mostly in the form of hypotheses, to the very different...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: document. As a CMER document, CMER is in consensus on the scientific merit of the document. However, any

Assessing the Current State of Transboundary Cooperation in the International Columbia River Basin

Creator:: Timboe, Ingrid A.
Abstract:: The Columbia River Treaty (CRT) is often used as an example of how treaties can work to normalize, regulate, and improve the cooperative management of shared water resources between basin countries. Few would argue that, in its limited mandate to regulate hydropower generation and flood risk management for downstream communities,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Assessing the Current State of Transboundary Cooperation in the International Columbia River Basin

Complexity of food web interactions in a large mammal system

Creator:: Eisenberg, Cristina
Abstract:: Food webs consist of a combination of bottom-up (resource-driven) and top-down (predator-driven) effects. The strength of these effects depends on the context in which they occur. I investigated food web (trophic) relationships between wolf (Canis lupus) predation, elk (Cervus elaphus) herbivory, aspen (Populus tremuloides Michaux) recruitment, and fire. The study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of the top-down effect driven by an apex predator depends on the context in which interactions

Sensitive Barnacles : A Case Study for Collaborative Sustainable Fishery Development

Creator:: Bingham, Julia
Abstract:: Current human – ocean relationships are dominated by unsustainable extraction of marine resources having both ecological and socio-economic consequences. Sustainable fishery management utilizing stakeholder collaboration must become a proactive strategy to prevent or reduce further long-lasting impacts. In Oregon, USA, a newly developing fishery for gooseneck barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus) presents...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: fishery development. Reflection on lessons learned by the story of Pollicipes in the Iberian Peninsula

The Northern Goshawk on the Southern Blue Mountains and Malheur National Forest: A Technical Review of its Status, Ecology and Management

Creator:: Goodell, John M. and Seager, S. Trent
Abstract:: Stakeholders in the southern Blue Mountains have reported a need for a scientific review of the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis atricapillus; hereafter, goshawk) in relation to dry forest restoration and management activities. Here, we provide a compilation of relevant synthesis papers, existing peer-reviewed research, and goshawk monitoring efforts in the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: an MIS or focal species is part of a larger debate on the surrogate/focal species concept in general

Investigating Plate Boundaries through New High-Resolution Bathymetry and Seismic Data; 2 Case Studies from the Cascadia Subduction Zone and San Andreas Fault

Creator:: Beeson, Jeffrey Watson
Abstract:: Contiential margins on plate boundaries are complex systems with morphologies and characteristics dictated by the interplay of sediment deposition and erosion, tectonic faulting, folding, and strong ground motion generating mass wasting events. With ever increasing advances in high-resolution remote sensing techniques these systems are increasingly becoming illuminated. A ~120 km...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Simulating extreme total water levels using a time-dependent, extreme value approach

Creator:: Serafin, Katherine A.
Abstract:: Coastal flood hazard zones and the design of coastal defenses are often devised using either the maximum recorded total water level (TWL) or a 'design' event such as the 100-year return-level flood, usually projected from observed extreme events. Despite technological advances driving more consistent instrumental records of wave heights and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: simulates the various components (waves, non-tidal residuals, and tides) of TWLs on sandy beaches in a

Oregon's Fishing Community Adapting to Change in Policy, Management, and Markets : Documenting Women's Roles and Adaptive Capacity in an Evolving Industry

Creator:: Calhoun, Sarah M.
Abstract:: Commercial fishing research often focuses on ecological (gear, stock assessment, traceability) or economic factors. Truly understanding the social-ecological system requires considering the entire "human dimension" and this includes the social, cultural, and legal/policy aspects as well. An understudied yet important factor is women's contribution to fishing at the family and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sarah M. Calhoun for the degree of Master of Science in Marine

Is dam development a mechanism for human security? Scale and perception of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia and the Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong River in Laos

Creator:: Veilleux, Jennifer Corinne
Abstract:: Human security is a framework related to the stability and sustainability of political, environmental, economical, and socio-cultural areas of concern. Water resources around the world are under increased pressure from increased development, growing populations, pollution, and global climate change. Large-scale dam development while still popular for political and economic development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong River in Laos AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jennifer

Risky business : evaluating the vulnerability and impacts from simulated oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico

Creator:: Nelson, Jake R.
Abstract:: Exploration and production of oil in the Gulf of Mexico has seen an astonishing increase since the first well was drilled in 1936. Much of the current exploration is occurring in waters greater than 5000 feet. The largest and most unprecedented oil spill in the United States occurred on April...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the degree of Master of Science in Geography presented on June 9, 2014. Title: Risky Business

Oceans and Origins: Oregon State University and Oceanography in the Twentieth Century

Creator:: Guerrini, Anita and Rozwadowski, Helen M.
Abstract:: A collection of articles on the origins and early years of oceanography at OSU.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: production of knowledge about the ocean. Works focused on the ocean environment also include an

Dynamic seascapes : a quantitative framework for scaling pelagic ecology and biogeochemistry

Creator:: Kavanaugh, Maria T.
Abstract:: Understanding and modeling microbial responses and feedbacks to climate change is hampered by a lack of a framework in the pelagic environment by which to link local mechanism to large scale patterns. Where terrestrial ecology draws from landscape theory and practice to address issues of scale, the pelagic seascape concept...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the lack of an objective framework to (1) scale microbial processes to ocean basins (2) define how

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