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Butterfly and flower community composition among prairie-oak ecosystem habitats in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Powers, Breanna F.
Abstract:: Prairie-oak ecosystems in the Willamette Valley, Oregon have experienced habitat loss and degradation; most of these ecosystems are fragmented into smaller patches. Prairie-oak butterfly species, in the Willamette Valley, have decreased dramatically due to loss or degradation of habitat. More research is needed on sustaining the populations of butterflies in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Edge Prairie-oak ecosystems in the Willamette Valley, Oregon have experienced habitat loss

Conserving avian diversity in agricultural systems : the role of isolated Oregon white oak legacy trees

Creator:: DeMars, Craig A.
Abstract:: Over one third of the earth’s land surface has been modified to some extent for agricultural purposes. The large global footprint of agriculture, combined with the knowledge that existing reserve networks are likely insufficient for long-term conservation of native biodiversity, has necessitated that agricultural systems contribute to conservation of native...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: caterpillars detected using isolated white oak legacy trees in the Willamette Valley, Oregon during

Influence of movement corridors on enclosed populations of the gray-tailed vole : do immigrants affect reproduction and dispersal of residents in a patchy environment?

Creator:: Davis-Born, Renee
Abstract:: I monitored demography, movement, and reproductive behavior of gray-tailed voles, Microtus canicaudus, in experimental habitat patches with and without corridors. I tested the hypotheses that reproductive rate, juvenile recruitment, and population size and growth rate would be affected negatively by immigrants that were introduced to resident groups (+ male and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: is the common, grassland, arvicoline species of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Gray-tailed voles

Multiscale relationships of wintering birds with riparian and wetland habitat in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Adamus, Paul R.
Abstract:: Relatively little is known about wintering bird communities in lowlands of the Pacific Northwest, yet, the condition of winter habitats potentially can pose a major constraint on bird populations. I initiated a study to determine: (1) Which avian species use lowland riparian and wetland habitats in the Willamette Valley during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Relationships of Wintering Birds with Riparian and Wetland Habitat in the Willamette Valley, Oregon Abstract

60 years of avian community change in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Curtis, Jenna
Abstract:: Birds perform valuable ecological functions and are useful environmental indicators. Avian distributions and diversity are predicted to change over the next 50 years. Little information exists on the role of local and regional conditions in fluctuations of avian communities over time. Historic datasets present a legacy of information that helps...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The role of body size in the foraging strategies and management of avian herbivores : a comparison of dusky Canada geese (Branta canadensis occidentalis) and cackling geese (B. hutchinsii minima) wintering in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

Creator:: Mini, Anne E.
Abstract:: Body size explains much of the interspecific variation in the physiology, behavior, and morphology of birds, such as metabolic rate, diet selection, intake rate, gut size, and bill size. Based on mass-specific metabolic requirements and relative energetic costs of activities, being a certain body size has both advantages and disadvantages....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) Wintering in the Willamette Valley of Oregon Abstract approved

Invasive bullfrog use of novel ephemeral habitats in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Cook, Megan Tetsuko
Abstract:: Invasive species are a major threat to global biodiversity. Understanding the mechanisms underlying successful invasions is imperative for developing effective management strategies. Plasticity in physiological, morphological, and behavioral traits could be an indicator of invasion potential in non-native species. The invasive American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) has recently been observed breeding...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Lithobates catesbeianus) have invaded ephemeral wetland sites in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, and we

Spatial and temporal movement patterns of wintering Dunlin (Calidris alpina) and Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Sanzenbacher, Peter M.
Abstract:: Avian movement behavior provides insight on patterns of regional and local fidelity, habitat and resource requirements, the scale at which individuals perceive the landscape, and the relative influence of the spatial array of resources. Shorebirds (suborder: Charadrii) are a diverse and mobile group of wetland associated species. Large numbers of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Willamette Valley, Oregon Abstract approved: Susan M. Haig Avian movement behavior provides insight on

Influence of wetland landscape structure of shorebirds wintering in an agricultural valley

Creator:: Taft, Oriane Williams
Abstract:: Understanding how wetland birds use habitat is pivotal to developing successful and beneficial conservation strategies. Although it has been an ardent topic in forest research for some time, how species interact with the spatial patterning of habitat across a landscape (i.e., landscape structure) has been more or less neglected in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: examines these questions for the Willamette Valley ("Valley") of northwestern Oregon, USA. The Valley is

Over-winter demography of the gray-tailed vole (Microtus canicaudus) in fragmented and continuous habitats

Creator:: Brunkal, Heidi L.
Abstract:: Large scale disruption of natural habitats worldwide has led to concern over the effects of habitat fragmentation on wildlife populations. Small scale experiments may be a useful tool for discovering effects of fragmentation over larger landscape scales. I sought to explore the potential for using voles as an experimental model...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Willamette Valley of Oregon. Eight 0.2-ha (45 x 45 m) small mammal enclosures were used for this experiment

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Butterfly and flower community composition among prairie-oak ecosystem habitats in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Conserving avian diversity in agricultural systems : the role of isolated Oregon white oak legacy trees

Influence of movement corridors on enclosed populations of the gray-tailed vole : do immigrants affect reproduction and dispersal of residents in a patchy environment?

Multiscale relationships of wintering birds with riparian and wetland habitat in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

60 years of avian community change in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

The role of body size in the foraging strategies and management of avian herbivores : a comparison of dusky Canada geese (Branta canadensis occidentalis) and cackling geese (B. hutchinsii minima) wintering in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

Invasive bullfrog use of novel ephemeral habitats in the Pacific Northwest

Spatial and temporal movement patterns of wintering Dunlin (Calidris alpina) and Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Influence of wetland landscape structure of shorebirds wintering in an agricultural valley

Over-winter demography of the gray-tailed vole (Microtus canicaudus) in fragmented and continuous habitats

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