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Creator:: Griffen, Blaine D.
Abstract:: The suspension-feeding mud shrimp, Upogebia pugettensis, is a common inhabitant of intertidal mudflats in estuaries throughout the Pacific Northwest, where it develops extensive burrows. Also inhabiting the shrimps' burrow is the commensal bivalve, Cryptomya californica. Filtration by dense populations of the shrimp and its commensals may have a negative impact...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: mudflats in estuaries throughout the Pacific Northwest, where it develops extensive burrows. Also

Creator:: Evans-Peters, Sara Tondee
Abstract:: Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) were first successfully introduced into Oregon and Washington in the 1960s; the population has grown in size and expanded in distribution to a point where it provides an important recreational hunting opportunity in both states that generates significant funds for habitat conservation and contributes financially to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Foraging in Pacific Northwest Ecosystems Abstract

Creator:: Jacobsen, Twila M.
Abstract:: A net shift analysis was used to analyze growth in employment and value added from 1954 to 1982 in SIC 2037, Frozen Fruits, Fruit Juices, and Vegetables. This analysis indicated that the Pacific Northwest dominated the growth experienced in this sector over this time period. Oregon's share of total U.S....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: government will increase the growth potential for the Pacific Northwest frozen food sector. 19 II

Creator:: Reimer, Jessica N.
Abstract:: Dislodged macroalgae and seagrasses, also known as marine wrack, frequently wash into coastal ecosystems from the ocean and are potentially important ecological resources for biological communities. These!nutrient and organic matter subsidies may be especially important on sandy beaches, where little in situ primary productivity exists for higher trophic levels. To...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of the Pacific Northwest coast, U.S.A. ! AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF! ! ! Jessica N. Reimer for

Creator:: Kline, Kristina N.
Abstract:: Black bears (Ursus americanus) in western Oregon and Washington peel bark from conifers in early spring to forage on the sugar-rich phloem and cambial tissues. This provides important energy at a time when similarly attractive forage is scarce. Bears often damage Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees in stands that are intensively...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Impacts of Bear Damage to Douglas-fir on Private Timberlands in the Pacific Northwest Abstract

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