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Effects of soil amendment treatments on survival and growth of four fast-growing tree species on degraded mine areas in the Peruvian Amazon

Creator:: Llancari Valenzuela, Yury Milagros
Abstract:: This paper aims to increase the knowledge on establishment practices for four fast-growing species (Guazuma crinita Mart., Eucalyptus grandis x E. urophylla, Bixa orellana L., Psidium guajava L.) in areas degraded by gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. The study was carried out in Madre de Dios region, located in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Caballero Espejo, J., Messinger, M., Román-Dañobeytia, F., Ascorra, C., Fernandez, L. E., & Silman, M

Mitigation Banks in Washington State: Case Study of Developing the Schold Farm Mitigation Bank

Creator:: Dadisman, Jennifer
Abstract:: Wetland habitats are disappearing at an alarming rate and research is finding that establishment and creation of wetland habitat is generally unsuccessful. Typical mitigation strategies in the past have created multiple small isolated wetlands with little functioning habitat. Within Washington State, guidance and research recommends utilizing mitigation banks to compensate...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Physical Climate Variables Associated with California Current Large Marine Ecosystem and Implications in Recreational Fisheries Management

Creator:: Miller, Tiffany A.
Abstract:: Climate variations within the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME) have impacts on marine fish populations. It is proposed that these impacts will be reflected in recreational fishing catches which is explored in this study. A Pearson correlation analysis compares data from El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events and upwelling...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Grassland Restoration and Climate Change: Altar Valley, Arizona Case Study

Creator:: Gondor, Anne
Abstract:: The Altar Valley is an important working landscape that supports biodiversity and vulnerable species in Pima County, Arizona (Huckelberry 2000). This semi-desert grassland, alluvial valley and 713,807-acre watershed composed of 39 subbasins serves as an aquifer to a portion of southwestern Tucson. This region of Southern Arizona has been identified...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ………………………………………….40 Figure 4.0.0 A-J. Summarized Maxent Results by Functional Group and Climate Scenario Time

Management Strategies and Ethical Considerations for Controlling Phytophthora ramorum (sudden oak death): Application to Southern Humboldt County

Creator:: McClung, H. Rose
Abstract:: Humboldt Redwoods State Park in southern Humboldt County, California is a coastal redwood forest, a highly unique and valued ecosystem. It has many social, cultural, ecological, and economic values, including recreational benefits, heritage and aesthetic values, high biodiversity, nutrient cycling, and climate regulation. However, Humboldt County is at risk of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: like to thank Susan J. Frankel at the Pacific Southwest Research Station and Chris Lee at CAL - FIRE

Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into the Management of Alaska’s Kenai River Watershed

Creator:: Reilly, Melissa S.
Abstract:: The impacts of climate change are being observed worldwide. However, some regions and context specific situations make particular areas more vulnerable to the impacts than others. Alaska’s Kenai River Watershed (KRW) is on the front lines of climate change and may be especially vulnerable to the impacts due to distinct...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Fish out of Water: Virgin Spinedace (Lepidomeda mollispinis) in the Santa Clara River, Utah

Creator:: Siefken, Sarah N.
Abstract:: River ecosystems throughout the arid southwestern U.S. are imperiled. Water management infrastructure, climate change, unsustainable water use, and political conflict harm the region's aquatic and riparian ecosystems. This case study surveys one such desert river, an endemic fish species, and conservation efforts in southwestern Utah. The analysis focuses on the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Decolonizing Natural Resource Management: Kānaka Maoli Struggles for Aloha ʻĀina

Creator:: Low, Laʻakea
Abstract:: This paper examines ways in which natural resource management – NRM – may be decolonized in order to better serve Hawaiʻi communities. Expressed needs for diversity in NRM has brought about inclusion of traditional ecological knowledge in recent years. Here, traditional ecological knowledge is redefined as ʻIK, ʻike kupuna –...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , Steven C. ; Banko, Paul C. ; Miller, Linda J. ; Laniawe, Leona P. (2014). Habitat and food

Utilizing Vocalizations to Survey, Identify and Monitor Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) on Long Island, New York

Creator:: McMaugh, Andria L.
Abstract:: The Eastern black rail (laterallus jamaicanesis) is the smallest of the rail species and facing catastrophic decline throughout its home range. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the black rail population has decreased as much as 90%, leading to its proposed Federal listing as threatened under the Endangered...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: (2004): pp. 277–281.   Bart, D. M., D. Burdick, R. Chambers, and J. Hartman. “Human Facilitation

Baseline Wilderness Character Monitoring Assessment for the Ochoco National Forest

Creator:: Deibel, Jenna K.
Abstract:: Wilderness character monitoring (WCM) is an interagency strategy created in 2008 in collaboration between the four federal land management agencies that manage designated wilderness (Forest Service, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management) and other contributors (Landres et al. 2008a). The reports created from this...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Effects of soil amendment treatments on survival and growth of four fast-growing tree species on degraded mine areas in the Peruvian Amazon

Mitigation Banks in Washington State: Case Study of Developing the Schold Farm Mitigation Bank

Physical Climate Variables Associated with California Current Large Marine Ecosystem and Implications in Recreational Fisheries Management

Grassland Restoration and Climate Change: Altar Valley, Arizona Case Study

Management Strategies and Ethical Considerations for Controlling Phytophthora ramorum (sudden oak death): Application to Southern Humboldt County

Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into the Management of Alaska’s Kenai River Watershed

Fish out of Water: Virgin Spinedace (Lepidomeda mollispinis) in the Santa Clara River, Utah

Decolonizing Natural Resource Management: Kānaka Maoli Struggles for Aloha ʻĀina

Utilizing Vocalizations to Survey, Identify and Monitor Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) on Long Island, New York

Baseline Wilderness Character Monitoring Assessment for the Ochoco National Forest

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