The secondary structure of a 16S rRNA molecule is a graphical, two dimensional representation used by molecular biologists in determining evolutionary relationships between different organisms. By comparing two secondary structures, scientists can obtain knowledge of how 'related' one species of bacteria may be to another species [OLSE 1986]. To date,...
Although buffer strips have long been used as a
protection tool when logging near streams, long-term
studies investigating buffer strip dynamics are rare.
Steinblums et al. (1984) inventoried 40 buffer strips 1 to
15 years old in the western Oregon Cascades beginning in
the summer of 1975. Numerous site and...