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Forest-meadow dynamics in the central western Oregon Cascades : topographic, biotic,and environmental change effects

Creator:

Rice, Janine M.

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Montane meadows comprise a small area of the predominantly forested landscape of the Oregon Cascade Range. Tree encroachment in the last century in these areas has threatened a loss of biodiversity and habitat. Climate change in the coming century may accelerate tree encroachment into meadows, and exacerbate biodiversity loss. Multiple...

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committee, Dr. Julia Jones, Dr. Sarah Shafer, Dr. Gordon Matzke, and Dr. Xiaoli Fern for their support and
A multi-scale comparative study of shape and sprawl in metropolitan regions of the United States

Creator:

Kugler, Tracy A.

Abstract:

This dissertation constitutes a multi-scale quantitative and qualitative investigation of patterns of urban development in metropolitan regions of the United States. This work has generated a comprehensive data set on spatial patterns of metropolitan development in the U.S. and an approach to the study of such patterns that can be...

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Dissertation

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Kugler, Mary Santelmann, Julia Jones, Xiaoli Fern, Forrest Briggs, David Weisser, Hannah Gosnell, Vivek