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Stormwater Solutions for Improving Water Quality: Supporting the Development of the Amazon Creek Initiative

Creator:: Larson, Kristen M.
Abstract:: The Long Tom Watershed Council (LTWC) is a non-profit organization in Eugene, Oregon that serves to protect and enhance watershed health in the Long Tom River Basin. The Amazon Creek Initiative was launched by the LTWC in 2011 as Oregon’s newest Pesticide Stewardship Partner. Goals of the initiative are to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: pesticide retail staff in integrated pest management. This work supports the Amazon Creek Initiative as it

Connections between science and business to increase environmentally-friendly food production

Creator:: Rieder, Rebekka M.
Abstract:: This study represents an internship, as a requirement of the Professional Science Masters program at Oregon State University, performed with Western Ag Innovations Inc. The study consisted of two aspects -- one business and one science oriented. The two objectives of this internship were to: 1) qualitatively evaluate how two...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Sciences in the Professional Science Master’s Program presented on November 14, 2008. Title

Children's conceptions of nature as influenced by a residential environmental education program

Creator:: Rebar, Bryan M.
Abstract:: The majority of research in environmental education (EE) has focused on measuring knowledge, attitudes, and behavior using quantitative tools and methods. Few studies have attempted to elicit and characterize children's conceptions of the environment or nature, particularly those resulting from a residential EE experience, which contextualize knowledge, attitudes, and may...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Nature as Influenced by a Residential Environmental Education Program Abstract approved: Larry G

Individual and population responses to abiotic stresses in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.)

Creator:: Martinez-Ghersa, Maria Alejandra
Abstract:: Plant form is a compromise between resource gathering, reproduction and the tolerance to physical demands of the abiotic and biotic environment. In an agricultural field in addition to the natural factors causing stress, humans also introduce physical and mechanical stresses, and chemical pesticides into the environment. Many of these factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: .) Abstract appr Steven R. Radosevic Plant form is a compromise between resource gathering, reproduction and

Regulatory Wetland Monitoring: Principles and Evolving Techniques within Washington State Department of Transportation

Creator:: Bell, Marc
Abstract:: The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is the largest developer of wetlands land in the state of Washington. Consequently, they are also the largest wetland mitigation developer in the state. Through various federal legislation, state and county environmental policies, and legal court decisions, all negatively impacted wetlands must be...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Program presented on Monday, March 19, 2012. Title: Regulatory Wetland Monitoring: Principles and

Uncovering Biological Meaning From Genome-Scale Datasets: A Challenge and an Opportunity

Creator:: Wanzeck, Kelley M.
Abstract:: As DNA sequencing technologies continue to advance, resulting in increased throughput and decreased costs, both the number of researchers utilizing these technologies and the quantity of data outputted by a single sequencing experiment will, likewise, continue to increase. Currently, DNA sequence data can be generated at a much faster rate...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Danforth Plant Science Center

“SHOO FLY”: Reduce Pesticide Dependence with Knowledgeabout Drosophila suzukii

Creator:: Marek, Charlene Marie
Abstract:: Drosophila suzukii was a known pest of berries, grapes, and stone fruits in East Asia for almost a century. Yet in recent years it has successfully migrated throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe due to globalized fruit trade. The invasive success of D. suzukii is causing unrest for fruit...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: integrated pest management strategy for D. suzukii to reduce pesticide dependence. iii

Defining agricultural sustainability in the Marys River region of Oregon

Creator:: Stanton, Michael
Abstract:: This ethnographic study explores the social aspects of agricultural land-use in the Marys River region. The study seeks to understand how farmers define sustainability and how their views on agricultural issues help to define a sense of place and identity in the Marys River region, within the context of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: bioregionalism to develop a theoretical model of regional political ecology for an integrated and

Determinants of public opinion on renewable energy : the case of wave energy development in Oregon

Creator:: Stefanovich Petrova, Maria A.
Abstract:: Renewable energy resources, such as wind, solar, and wave, have a number of advantages compared to traditional fossil fuels. Numerous studies attest to the physical potential for wave energy development in Oregon. In transitioning from conventional fossil fuel to alternative energy provision, citizen understanding of the global energy problems and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , representing Environmental Sciences Director of the Environmental Sciences Graduate Program

Host-pathogen dynamics in a changing environment : susceptibility of amphibians to an emerging infectious disease

Creator:: Searle, Catherine L.
Abstract:: Infectious diseases are a growing concern for both humans and wildlife. The negative effects of infectious disease have been exemplified by the recent global amphibian population declines associated with disease outbreaks. Although multiple pathogens and factors play a role in these declines, the aquatic fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Environmental Sciences Graduate Program Dean of the Graduate School I

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Stormwater Solutions for Improving Water Quality: Supporting the Development of the Amazon Creek Initiative

Connections between science and business to increase environmentally-friendly food production

Children's conceptions of nature as influenced by a residential environmental education program

Individual and population responses to abiotic stresses in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.)

Regulatory Wetland Monitoring: Principles and Evolving Techniques within Washington State Department of Transportation

Uncovering Biological Meaning From Genome-Scale Datasets: A Challenge and an Opportunity

“SHOO FLY”: Reduce Pesticide Dependence with Knowledgeabout Drosophila suzukii

Defining agricultural sustainability in the Marys River region of Oregon

Determinants of public opinion on renewable energy : the case of wave energy development in Oregon

Host-pathogen dynamics in a changing environment : susceptibility of amphibians to an emerging infectious disease

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