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Thirty-five years of forest succession in southwest Oregon : vegetation response to three distinct logging treatments

Creator:: Arthur, Aaron Stone
Abstract:: This study examined patterns and controls on 35-years of forest succession following logging in the 236 ha South Umpqua Experimental Forest within the Umpqua National Forest in southwestern Oregon. Prior to logging, the overstory in all three watersheds (~50% cover) was composed of Douglas-fir (30-40% cover), grand fir (2 to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Aaron Stone Arthur for the

A framework for the determination of the suitability of undeveloped land in the intermountain west for use as cropland

Creator:: Rathburn, Arthur Cristen
Abstract:: The "Framework for Determining the Suitability of Undeveloped Land for Use as Cropland" is a decision-making format to assist private and governmental agency decision makers in categorizing undeveloped lands, which have been identified as having potential for conversion to cropland, as to their suitability for use as cropland. The Framework...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: undeveloped land in the intermountain west for use as cropland AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Arthur C

A facilitation support guide for aggregate resource planning in Oregon's Willamette Valley: a GIS approach to aggregate site planning

Creator:: Dermody, Ryan Arthur
Abstract:: Virgin aggregate resources (crushed stone, rock, sand and gravel) are the literal foundation of America's built environment. Aggregate resources are arguably the most abundant natural resources in the world next to water. However, land use and environmental concerns shadow both existing and future aggregate resource sites, which may create a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: OREGON'S WILLAMETTE VALLEY: A GIS APPROACH TO AGGREGATE SITE PLANNING Ryan Arthur Dermody A Research

The marine geomorphology of American Samoa : shapes and distributions of deep sea volcanics

Creator:: Roberts, Jed T.
Abstract:: The geologic processes at work in American Samoa have long been a point of scientific debate. Of its numerous volcanic formations, few breach sea level, leaving an enormous proportion of their mass unavailable to traditional observation. This study aims to describe the deep sea geomorphology of American Samoa through compilation,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Jordan et al. (1983) and Smith (1988) are then used to assess the geomorphologic implications of shape

Women of valor : the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, St. Paul, Oregon, 1844-1852

Creator:: Poet, Rebecca McClelland
Abstract:: In 1986, researchers from Oregon State University, led by Dr. David Brauner, came to the small Catholic community of St. Paul, Oregon as part of ongoing research on the French-Canadian inhabitants of the Willamette Valley between 1829 and the mid-1860s. They were searching for the remains of the first Catholic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

Creator:: Starr, Karen J.
Abstract:: Altitudinal variations in upland regions of the earth create variable climatic zones and conditions. Plant and animal communities must adapt to these conditions, and when they reach their tolerance limits for environmental conditions at the upper levels of a zone, they cease to exist in the environment. Humans also utilize...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: researchers in England; including G. Elliot Smith who argued that Egyptian civilization was the center of

Vulnerability and adaptation of Pacific Northwest shellfisheries to ocean acidification

Creator:: Katz, Brian G.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of shellfish stakeholders in the Pacific Northwest who are adapting to ocean acidification (OA). This study developed a geovisualization tool of existing environmental data for assessing species-specific risk profiles to OA (based on their exposure and sensitivity),...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: peoples reliant on shellfish for millennia (Groesbeck et al., 2014; Deur et al., 2015; Smith et al

An Analysis of Visitor Awareness of Avalanche Danger at Three Areas - Mt. Hood, Oregon

Creator:: Couche, Stephen W.
Abstract:: Use of backcountry areas in winter by crosscountry skiers, snowshoers, climbers, snowmobilers and others has increased rapidly in the Mt. Hood area of Oregon in recent years. With this increase in use a larger segment of the user population is being exposed to potential a.,pl.H11 Winger. purpose of this study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Smith-White, 1976). Making use of the radio, television, or telephone as a way of getting a message

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

Creator:: Rice, Janine M.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Teacher in the Woods field assistants Byron Ball and Lorin Bumbarger for cookie collection at Bunchgrass

Art festivals in Oregon : historic and geographic aspects

Creator:: Tollo, Pia Agneta
Abstract:: The arts and festivals of art have today become a vital economic force in some areas of the country and a way of life for some people. The number and sizes of festivals, as well as audience size, has grown tremendously both nationally and in Oregon, since 1950. Even the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: arts, 140 acre Wolf Trap Farm Park (in Virginia, close to Washington, D. C. ). An article by Byron

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Thirty-five years of forest succession in southwest Oregon : vegetation response to three distinct logging treatments

A framework for the determination of the suitability of undeveloped land in the intermountain west for use as cropland

A facilitation support guide for aggregate resource planning in Oregon's Willamette Valley: a GIS approach to aggregate site planning

The marine geomorphology of American Samoa : shapes and distributions of deep sea volcanics

Women of valor : the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, St. Paul, Oregon, 1844-1852

The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

Vulnerability and adaptation of Pacific Northwest shellfisheries to ocean acidification

An Analysis of Visitor Awareness of Avalanche Danger at Three Areas - Mt. Hood, Oregon

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

Art festivals in Oregon : historic and geographic aspects

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