Identification of the contribution made by the divorced male
and female parent to the direct consumption costs of dependent
children was the central purpose of the research study. Relationships
between the parents' contributions to the consumption costs
and specified demographic characteristics at the time of divorce,
methods of determining support...
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...
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Dr. David Turner, Major Professor, Department of Forest Ecosystem and Society
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...
My experiences with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (referred to as the Corps) has been an integral part of my formal education. My work with the Corps fulfills my internship requirement for my Masters Degree in Marine Resource Management. The work here has allowed me to use my academic...
Data were presented on epididymal spermatozoa from 29 inbred
and linecross bulls raised at Oregon State University in connection
with the Western Regional Beef Cattle Breeding Project, W-1. The
inbred bulls came from four inbred lines. Three of these inbred
lines were Herfords and the other line was Angus. The...
Walt Whitman looked to the natural world, which he considered an original example of divine creation, for insights into the methods and patterns of the Creative Force; the poet then intuited connections between these divine natural patterns and human existence and spirituality. Convinced of the divinity of the human body,...
Land use regulation as a nonstructural method of flood
damage mitigation has proven to be a controversial measure due, among
other things, to suspected adverse impacts upon residential land values.
Little evidence, however, has been gathered to substantiate this claim.
This study attempts to analyze the relationship between flood plain...
Research was conducted at the Starkey Experimental Forest and
Range in northeastern Oregon to determine cattle performance, diet
quality, botanical composition of forage ingested, and production
and utilization among rest-rotation, season-long, and deferred
rotation grazing systems. The grazing season lasted from June 20 to
October 10 of each year. Cows...